Zug, Switzerland-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has reported a combined ratio of 99.8% for the fourth quarter of 2016, ending Dec. 31, compared to 97% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Allied World, a global provider of property,…
The industry-wide combined ratio of the United States property & casualty insurance industry is estimated to have deteriorated by 2.4 points to 100.7% in 2016, A.M. Best Company Inc. said in a recent report. The decline in underwriting performance “was…
The personal automobile insurance industry in the United States is exhibiting signs of weakening underwriting and operating results, mainly driven by rising loss ratios, according to a new A.M. Best special report. A.M. Best reached this conclusion in its report,…
The marine insurance market is “very competitive” and worldwide, premiums dropped 10.5% from 2014 to 2015, due in part to currency fluctuations, the president of the Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters said at a recent presentation. In the marine insurance…
The property and casualty industry in the United States reported a US$2.3 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2016 and a 26.8% decline in net income compared with the same period in 2015, according to preliminary…
Ratings firm A.M. Best Company continues to maintain a stable outlook for the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry, noting that it has “historically shown resilience and the ability to adapt when necessary.” A.M. Best’s stable outlook is based primarily…
Net losses on investment contributed to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited seeing net earnings drop to US$1.3 million in 2016 Q3 compared to US$424.8 million in 2015 Q3. The results reflect “strong operating income offset by net losses on investments,” notes…
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has reported a net income of US$462 million for the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30 compared to a net loss of US$231 million in the prior-year quarter. Net income during the quarter included…
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has reported a net income of US$68.6 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to a net loss of US$51.6 million for the same quarter in 2015. The Zug, Switzerland-based company – a…
PartnerRe Ltd., which writes commercial insurance and reinsurance worldwide, reported this week a 4% drop in Q3 non-life premiums while the combined ratio was essentially unchanged at 82.7% PartnerRe, which is based in Pembroke, Bermuda and has a Toronto office,…
Arch Capital Group Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda, reporting a 7.5% overall increase in net premiums written, a 2.1-point improvement in loss ratio and a drop in reinsurance premiums partly due to a decline in casualty, marine and aviation lines premiums.…
Mutual property & casualty insurers in the United States experienced more growth in their commercial business than in personal lines over the past five years, while improved pricing sophistication has led to lower loss ratios, A.M. Best Company suggested in…