The insurance industry will be profoundly disrupted by technological change, Vincent J. Dowling, Jr., managing partner of Dowling & Partners Securities LLC, told attendees at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC)’s Young Professionals’ Global Forum 2017 in London, U.K. on…
Chubb Limited has reported a property and casualty combined ratio of 86% for the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30, virtually unchanged from 85.9% in the prior-year quarter. For Global P&C (excluding agriculture), the combined ratio was 85.7% for…
Levis, Que.-based Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) released its second quarter financial results on Friday, reporting an estimated expense of $30.2 million after reinsurance and income taxes related to the Fort McMurray wildfire and a combined ratio of 99.1%. “The…
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG reported Tuesday a 7.2-point improvement in its combined ratio, while the Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires cost the carrier about $10.3 million and hail storms in Texas cost its reinsurance segment about $6 million and…
The global property and casualty insurance market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.77% during the period of 2016 to 2020, according to a new report from Research and Markets. The report from the…
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. of Toronto, whose products include non-standard auto in the United States, reported Friday it lost US$1.495 million during the three months ending March 31. Net premiums earned in the most recent quarter were $29.427 million, essentially…