July 14, 2023
After four years of unparalleled underwriting profitability ending in 2021, the property/casualty market is headed for a second straight year of underwriting losses, according to the newly released S&P Global Market Intelligence report. S&P’s “2023 U.S. P&C Insurance Market Report” …
July 6, 2023
Though the U.S. commercial auto insurance industry’s 2022 combined ratio came in above 100 for the fourth time in five years, Liberty Mutual and Auto-Owners started 2023 with double-digit growth in direct premiums, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Compared …
December 29, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway’s $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany Corp. was the largest insurance transaction in 2022 but insurance M&A activity dropped this year, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. As of the end of November, there were 685 deals …
November 30, 2022
According to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the U.S. excess and surplus market continued to grow in 2022, surging $37.6 billion in premiums during the first six months. Direct written premiums in the U.S. were up 27.6% (excluding …
November 23, 2022
The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a combined ratio of about 106.6 in the third quarter – the highest in five years, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. “In addition to the effects of catastrophe losses on various …
June 30, 2022
For the first time since 2017, the calendar-year combined ratio for the property/casualty industry will eclipse 100 in 2022 due to inflation, said S&P Global Market Intelligence. “We expect that growth rates in the commercial lines will pull back from …
November 18, 2020
The U.S. insurance industry has achieved only modest gains in increasing diversity over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P found that the percentage of Black or African-American employees in the insurance …
April 13, 2020
Compared to others, the property/casualty insurance industry is weathering the coronavirus crisis rather well. The property/casualty insurance is the least-impacted industry by the coronavirus pandemic, at least so far, according to an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P compiled …
June 29, 2017
Private auto net incurred losses will increase by nearly 7 percent in 2017 to a new record of approximately $154 billion, reflecting elevated volume and costs of claims, according to a new S&P Global market outlook. According to the U.S. …
July 26, 2016
This year could be a tough one for U.S. property/casualty insurers as catastrophe losses, private passenger insurance woes and declining bond yields erode underwriting results and profitability, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The firm’s 2016 U.S. …