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How Aviva Canada is handling personal lines’ pressures

March 8, 2024 by Jason Contant

Aviva Canada’s overall combined ratio for 2023 stood at 95.3% (undiscounted) but there was a difference between the year-end combined ratios for personal versus commercial lines.  The insurer’s personal lines combined ratio (COR) last year came in at 99.5%, up

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How Aviva Canada fared in 2023

March 7, 2024 by Jason Contant

Aviva Canada ended 2023 with an undiscounted combined operating ratio (COR) of 95.3% and double-digit growth in gross written premiums, despite challenging market conditions that included increased weather-related losses and heightened auto theft.  The undiscounted ratio for 2023 was up

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Why personal property results should concern insurers

January 26, 2024 by Jason Contant

Even though overall financial results for the Canadian P&C insurance industry were only slightly worse in 2023 compared to the previous year, personal property lines should raise concerns for underwriters, according to a new report from the Property and Casualty

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How Canada’s P&C insurers are faring under IFRS 17

September 21, 2023 by Jason Contant

Despite significant changes to financial statements from IFRS 17, 2023 is shaping up to be an “average” year at best for Canada’s P&C insurers, even as continued Cat events remain likely to negatively impact Q3, says a new report. In

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How Intact’s personal auto segment fared in 2023 Q1

May 15, 2023 by Jason Contant

Intact Financial Corporation grew its Canadian personal auto premium volume 5% in 2023 Q1 from one year ago, and continues to see positive growth in the segment, CEO Charles Brindamour said during a 2023 Q1 earnings call last week. “Top-line

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Where Intact sees personal auto and inflation heading

May 12, 2023 by Jason Contant

Intact Financial Corporation expects inflation’s effect on personal auto to continue to tame, but the insurer has levers in place if the uncertain economic environment throws another curveball, senior executives said during a 2023 Q1 earnings call. Personal auto premiums

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How IFRS 17 changed two key P&C financial metrics

April 27, 2023 by David Gambrill

IFRS 17 will change the presentation of company results in 2023 Q1, eliminating one standard property and casualty insurance financial metric completely, and subtly affecting how combined operating ratios are presented. The most obvious and straightforward change will be doing

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Why 2022 industry results could be one for the record books

January 27, 2023 by Jason Contant

Historically good underwriting combined with historically bad investment results have made the Canadian P&C industry’s 2022 Q3 financial results unique, per the latest quarterly report from the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC). The decline in investment returns is

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How far Intact’s specialty reach has expanded

February 15, 2022 by Jason Contant

Intact Financial Corporation CEO Charles Brindamour says Canada’s largest P&C insurer has established a “truly global platform” that can now reach 70% of the global specialty solutions market with the expertise it has on board. “The thing that I like

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Why Intact beat its own expectations in recent quarters

February 9, 2022 by Jason Contant

Intact Financial Corporation expects its combined ratio to marginally improve in Canada as it continues to beat its own financial result expectations, the insurer’s chief financial officer says during an earnings call. Canada’s largest insurer saw operating direct premiums written

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PACICC unpacks industry-wide P&C financial results

September 30, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

The industry made a record profit in homeowners’ insurance and overall premiums are up, but 20 Canadian insurers are losing money while dozens recently lost market share, an economist with Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation observes. “The healthy insurance

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How much claims costs decreased for one insurer

September 30, 2021 by Jason Contant

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is reporting a 27% decrease in claims costs in the first quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago, primarily as a result of less vehicles on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Claims costs