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A.M. Best Weighs In With Stable Commercial Insurance Outlook for 2020

The market outlook on the U.S. commercial lines industry for 2020 is stable. according to analysts at ratings firm A.M. Best who cite “improved market conditions and solid levels of risk-adjusted capitalization that have helped insurers weather short-term profitability challenges.” …

Growth in Construction, Freight Has Been Good News for Inland Marine Insurance

The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to $24.5 billion in 2018 from $13.3 billion in 2009, …

A.M. Best Sees Private Passenger Auto Turnaround, Stable Outlook for 2019

Ratings analysts at A.M. Best said improved underwriting performance in the private passenger auto line of business, lower—albeit still elevated— catastrophe experience and favorable investment returns have convinced them to maintaining a stable market segment outlook for the personal lines …