P/C operating performance News

U.S. property/casualty insurers’ operating earnings decreased in 2015, highlighting the competitive operating environment and low investment yields that challenge insurers’ earnings growth potential, according to a report by Fitch Ratings. Favorable reserve development and limited catastrophic loss activity helped offset …

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry reported its largest underwriting loss since 2006 and saw its operating performance deteriorate sharply in 2011, as catastrophe-related losses throughout the year wreaked havoc. Insurers were affected by an unprecedented number of natural catastrophe events …