Market News

Captive President and CEO Jill Eaton Believes in Leading with Urgency

November 25, 2019

President and CEO of National League of Cities Mutual Insurance Company, Jill Eaton, discusses how the captive insurer continues to prosper in today's environment. Read More


European Captives Show Robust Underwriting Performance

November 25, 2019

A.M. Best's European captive ratings have been stable through the past year, with all the ratings affirmed and stable outlooks maintained. Read More


US P&C Insurance Companies Replacing Higher-Cost Debt

November 18, 2019

US property and casualty (P&C) insurance and reinsurance companies are using low interest rates to extend their debt maturity profiles and replace higher-cost debt with often significantly lower-cost alternatives, according to A.M. Best. Read More


WTW Seeing Biggest Upward Price Shift in Years

November 15, 2019

North American commercial insurance buyers will face sizable price increases in 2020, across most lines of insurance, according to Willis Towers Watson's "2020 Insurance Marketplace Realities." Read More


US/China Trade Conflict Poses the Top Risk to Global Growth

November 14, 2019

Insurance markets continue to support resilience, with global premiums forecast to increase by 3 percent annually in real terms in 2020 and 2021, despite a slowing world economy, according to the latest Swiss Re Sigma Report,"Sustaining resilience amid slowing growth: global economic and insurance market outlook 2020/21." Read More