How does the industry make cyber insurance a viable and profitable line of business going forward? “I would say cyber is a viable and profitable business line,” said Neal Jardine, global cyber risk intelligence and claims director with Boxx Insurance. “I…
Hard markets may come and go, but they seemed to stick around longer for Directors and Officers (D&O) coverage than for some other P&C industry segments. As of last fall, though, D&O availability and affordability have been improving. After several…
The P&C hard market isn’t going to soften anytime soon, but it will stabilize, suggested Phil Cook, P&C consultant and chairman of Omega Insurance Holdings Inc. at the Insurance Institute of Canada’s Industry Trends & Predictions: 2023 webinar. Why? The industry’s…
Hard market fatigue is starting to become an issue for Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry, and several industry professionals are worried ongoing capacity and pricing issues could invite government intervention down the road. “We will continue to have many…
Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry may not be facing its “toughest” year ever in 2023, but more than 89% of industry professionals agree the multitude of issues facing the industry at once is creating a “perfect storm.” “Every year…
Insurers’ low-risk policyholders may still experience premium increases amid the hard market, but clients can take mitigating steps, said Ilan Serman, regional president of Ontario at Gallagher during yesterday’s Gallagher Talks session, Anatomy of the Canadian Insurance Market. “[I had]…
Despite 17 quarters of rate increases, insurers return on equity (ROE) is still below target, and these hard market conditions may not be going anywhere for awhile, a Gallagher executive said during an industry webinar. Broker’s clients may be able…
It’s not your imagination, COVID-19 really did throw a wrench into the insurance industry’s ability to hire and retain talent, says a new Deloitte report on the state of Canada’s P&C industry. It found industry demand for people with the…
Consumers should be able to relate to inflation’s impact on goods and services — and hence, the impact on insurers’ claims costs — making it easier for brokers to explain the continuation of the P&C industry’s hard market cycle after…
Personal lines in Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry still appear to be in the grip of a hard market cycle, with both personal auto and property premium rates generally showing high, single-digit rate increases. On average, personal auto quoted…
Business and leisure travel is on a post-pandemic rise, but major flight delays and cancellations will have impacts on travel insurers’ credit profiles, said a commentary from credit-rating agency DBRS Morningstar. Even though airplane travel remains below 2019 levels, staff…
Although the industry achieved a highwater mark financial result in 2021, industry executives are cautioning insurers to keep their powder dry and not reduce pricing drastically to grow market share. “I just look through the windscreen, all the things coming…