Articles by Susanne Sclafane

Sclafane is Executive Editor of Carrier Management, a publication of Wells Media Group serving property/casualty insurance carrier executives. She is a media professional with deep background in the P/C insurance industry including 25 years as editor and reporter for trade magazines, online news services, digital journals. Her prior experience includes 14 years as a casualty actuary.

More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis

As we continue into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a December 2023 webinar. Jeff Rieder, partner and …

No Sugarcoating: Availability Before Affordability, California Regulator Says

If the old adage “As California goes, so goes the nation” is true, then 2024 will be another year of industry retooling as insurers and regulators set a path for the future of the U.S. P/C property insurance market. Homeowners …

More P/C Carriers With Less Surplus: Aon Ward Analysis

As we head into 2024, many property/casualty companies are primed to grow their businesses, but not all have adequate levels of surplus to support premium growth, an Aon Ward executive said during a mid-December webinar. Jeff Rieder, partner and head …

Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO

Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said in late October while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress: polarization. “I think it’s …

Lemonade Expects to Be in the Black Within Three Years

While Lemonade is still burning cash and reported a net loss on the bottom line of its third-quarter income statement, the insurtech expects both situations to reverse by year-end 2026. The cash situation, in fact, will turn around by year-end …

Progressive in a Better Place With Reserve Boosts Done, CEO Says

Shoring up loss reserves and adding “the premium equivalent” of a top 8 personal auto insurer to its books has put Progressive in a better place now than it was at the end of the second quarter. The carrier’s chief …

Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO

Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said last week while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress: polarization. “I think it’s a …

‘Hard But More Manageable’ Jan. 1 Renewals; Little Relief on Retentions

The hard reinsurance market in property-catastrophe reinsurance isn’t coming to an end at Jan. 1, 2024, but reinsurers are likely to deploy more of their capacity next year, broker executives said recently. Dorothée Mélis-Moutafis, North American brokering executive at Guy …

Wait ‘Til 2025: The Hartford Won’t See Auto Profit Next Year

Even after putting through 20% rate hikes over the course of this year, The Hartford needs another round of similar magnitude next year, the insurance company’s leader said recently. The Hartford’s auto book won’t turn a profit until 2025, Chief …

After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week

A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken insurtech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. Speaking at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods …