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U.S. P&C industry records US$5.1 billion underwriting loss in first half of 2017: A.M. Best
August 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe property and casualty industry in the United States recorded a net underwriting loss of US$5.1 billion for the first six months of the year, according to preliminary results from A.M. Best Company. This underwriting loss compares with a US$2 billion loss in the same period a year ago, the Oldwick, N.J. ratings firm said in a press release on Tuesday. Data from the financial review is derived from companies’ six-month 2017 interim statutory statements received as of Aug. 21 and represents an estimated 96%…
Echelon’s combined ratio improves 4.2 points to 93.5% in Q2, driven by personal auto and commercial property and liability
August 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Echelon Financial Holdings Inc. has reported a combined operating ratio of 93.5% for the second quarter of 2017 ending June 30, a 4.2 point improvement from 97.7% in Q2 2016, driven by strong results in personal auto and commercial…
Allstate reports Property-Liability combined ratio of 97.2% in Q2 2017, a 3.6% improvement from 100.8% in Q2 2016
August 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Allstate Corporation has reported a Property-Liability (P-L) combined ratio of 97.2% for the second quarter of 2017 ending June 30, a 3.6% improvement from 100.8% in Q2 2016. Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate released its financial results for the quarter and…
Q2 combined ratio improves 4.2 points for Intact, OneBeacon acquisition “on track to close” in 2017
August 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corp. reported Tuesday its underwriting income was $103 million during the three months ending June 30, up $87 million from $16 million during the same period in 2016. Toronto-based Intact said direct premiums written rose 2%, from $2.458…
Combined ratio down 4.6 points at Axis Capital
July 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAxis Capital Holdings Ltd. reported Wednesday a 4.6-point improvement in its Q2 combined ratio, from 102.2% in the second quarter of 2016 to 97.6% in the latest quarter. Pembroke, Bermuda-based Axis Capital writes both reinsurance and commercial primary insurance worldwide…
Investment income doubles for Canadian P&C industry: MSA
June 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian property and casualty insurance industry had essentially no underwriting income during the first three months of the year but Q1 net investment income more than doubled year over year, figures from a report from MSA Research Inc. suggest.…
Echelon reports Canadian combined ratio of 94% for Q1 2017, down 6% from Q1 2016
May 4, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMississauga, Ont.-based Canadian P&C insurer Echelon Financial Holdings Inc. has reported a Canadian combined operating ratio of 94% for the three months ending March 31, down from 100% in Q1 2016 and driven by strong results in both personal and…
Canadian industry underwriting income down 81% in 2016: MSA
April 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian property and casualty insurance industry had underwriting income of $484 million in 2016, down 81% from $2.554 billion in 2015, while reinsurers’ combined ratio deteriorated 30.4 points year over year, MSA Research Inc. suggested in a report released…
Difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry: IBC’s McGown
April 4, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichThe Fort McMurray wildfire and other large weather events combined with the lowest return on investment (ROI) in decades to produce a very difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry in 2016, David McGown, senior vice president of strategic initiatives…
Canadian p&c insurance industry sees solid premiums, but net income down in 2016: MSA Research
March 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian property and casualty insurance industry saw solid results for both direct premiums written (DPW) and net premiums written (NPW) in 2016, but that was countered by big decreases in both net income and underwriting income, note new figures…
Loss ratio up 1.4 points for Arch Capital
February 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterArch Capital Group Ltd. reported Monday a combined ratio of 99.4% in insurance during the last three months of 2016 due in part to Hurricane Matthew, while net favorable development, due in part to better than expected claims emergence in…
Economical Insurance gross written premiums up 6.7% to $550 million in third quarter of 2016 from prior-year quarter
November 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEconomical Insurance has reported that gross written premiums (GWP) were up by 6.7% to $550.3 million in the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30 from $515.9 million in Q3 2015. In the first nine months of 2016, GWP were…