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Will we ever see another hard market again?
June 27, 2018 by David GambrillIs the traditional hard market “broken”? Insurance pricing cycles have all but evaporated over the past decade, with premium rates during this period showing an overall decline. The trend is illustrated once again in the 2018 Risk and Insurance Management…
M&A insurance buoyant as premiums and retentions fall, JLT Specialty survey finds
September 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance market is facing “significant growth” linked to falling rates and lower retention levels as a result of increasing competition, a new report from specialist insurance broker and risk consultant JLT Specialty Limited has found.…
Global insurance brokers sector will hit US$54.8 billion in 2021 as growth remains impressive despite deceleration: report
July 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe global insurance brokers sector will reach US$54.8 billion in 2021, according to data from research company MarketLine. The global insurance brokers sector has experienced “impressive growth” in recent years, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% between…
Fitch revises Lloyd’s outlook to negative due to deterioration in underwriting performance
June 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFitch Ratings has announced that it has revised Lloyd’s of London’s outlook to negative from stable as result of “deterioration in underwriting performance, coupled with increasing exposure to catastrophe risk in the context of continuing pressure on both risk-adjusted premium…
Soft pricing in global reinsurance market to continue for at least the rest of 2017: Fitch
May 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe soft pricing in the global reinsurance market will continue for at least the rest of 2017, ratings firm Fitch Ratings said in a report released Monday. “We expect premium rates to continue declining, due to large volumes of under-deployed…
Underwriting performance for U.S. commercial lines likely to deteriorate in 2016: Fitch Ratings
May 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterUnderwriting performance for the commercial lines sector in the United States is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a report released on Tuesday by Fitch Ratings. The decline follows a three-year underwriting profit for the industry, with a combined…