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While Property-Casualty Market Is Stable, Headwinds Must Be Considered
While the collective outlook for the property-casualty insurance industry is stable, there are headwinds facing insurers that buyers should monitor, a new report suggests. In a March Lockton Market Update, "Proceeding with Caution," Lockton notes that most property-casualty insurers reported positive returns and growth at year-end 2022. Read More
A.M. Best Maintains Stable London Insurance Market Outlook
A.M. Best is maintaining its stable outlook for the London insurance market, noting that a strong pricing environment should support further improvement in underlying underwriting profitability. Best suggested that other positive factors included higher interest rates likely to increase investment yields, improved access for third-party capital, and market modernization initiatives. Read More
Four Major European Reinsurers Reported Lower Earnings in 2022
The four major European reinsurers—Hannover Rueck SE, Munich Reinsurance Company, SCOR SE, and Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.—reported lower earnings for 2022 as high inflation, rising interest rates, and climate-related costs led to lower underwriting and investment results, according to Fitch Ratings. Read More
US Property-Casualty Insurers Saw $26.5 Billion 2022 Underwriting Loss
The US property-casualty insurance market experienced a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, a decline of $21.5 billion from the prior year's underwriting loss, according to A.M. Best. Personal lines losses and the impact of Hurricane Ian caused the industry's combined ratio to deteriorate to 102.7 percent in 2022. Read More
Insurance Information Institute Paper Cites Benefits of Group Captives
Group captive insurance companies can provide certain companies a source of value in inflationary times, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) says in a new executive brief. The Triple-I notes that group captives can help reduce costs and improve cash flow for certain risks. Read More