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US P&C pushes past $16bn Q1 underwriting gain

Last year’s billion-dollar loss was driven by devastating LA wildfires.   11 June 2026

Insurance

European insurers target high-margin lines, reduce cost

European insurance companies are increasingly concentrating on high-margin lines and cost efficiencies in order to meet return on equity (ROE) targets, according to AM Best.   28 August 2018

Insurance

Cyber stress test reveals potential insured losses

A modeled single-event cyber catastrophe would generate “meaningful to significant” gross losses for three of the top 20 cyber insurance providers, ranging from 15 percent to 119 percent of these companies’ estimated 2022 policyholder surplus under a stress-test scenario, according to AM Best.   21 August 2018

Insurance

There’s more value in partnering with alt cap than competing

Although consolidation over the past five years has considerably reduced the potential pool of partners, the pressure on re/insurers to engage in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remains strong, and companies with strong third party capital management positions are seen as particularly attractive targets, Catherine Thomas, senior director of analytics at AM Best, told Baden-Baden Today.   23 October 2018

Insurance

Trio of home insurers open for business in revived Florida market

Condo association insurers also seeing an uptick post legislative reforms.   22 May 2026

Insurance

Farmers posts fastest growth among top US P&C insurers in Q1

Chubb, Progressive and State Farm retain top spots as premiums rise.   15 June 2026

Insurance

Remain relevant: insurers must embrace future risks

At an Intelligent Insurer roundtable in Monte Carlo, seven senior leaders from different parts of the industry debated how it innovates to maintain its relevance in a fast-changing world.   12 September 2022

Insurance

Munich Re Specialty grows Ireland underwriting capacity, broker reach

Broader specialty cover added with local underwriting presence.   9 June 2026

Insurance

Taking the temperature: where do P&C rates go from here?

The COVID-19 pandemic caused wholesale disruption to re/insurance market pricing, as carriers were hit with a range of losses and challenges to capital. With restrictions easing and some semblance of normality fitfully spurring the economy forward, how will re/insurance pricing in the US and Bermuda react?   28 July 2021

Insurance

US direct cyber market grows 32%

The US cyber market grew significantly in 2017 with direct premiums written by US property/casualty (P&C) insurers (excluding non-US and alien surplus lines insurers) rising nearly 32 percent year over year to $1.8 billion, according to AM Best.   21 May 2018

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