Homeowners reverted to its historical trend with combined ratios in excess of 100 percent due to another round of catastrophe events affecting the United States. With the increase in personal auto competition, personal lines-dominant insurers face increased speculation on how to develop long-term prospective profits. The study found that personal lines writers experienced a ... Continue Reading »
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Emerging From the Shadows: Casualty
Casualty (re)insurance is often overshadowed by developments in property lines. As the last two years have shown, the human impact and devastating damage caused by catastrophes such as hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires and earthquakes tend to dominate the headlines, according to Julian Alovisi, Head of Research and Publications, Guy Carpenter. The casualty market rarely gets ... Continue Reading »
Baden Baden: GC@BB Commentary Roundup
Here we highlight the most popular stories among our GC@BB series, which featured our review of critical issues shaping the reinsurance industry. These were the focus of discussions at the recent Baden Baden Reinsurance Symposium, which was hosted by Guy Carpenter. ... Continue Reading »
Carriers Must Carve Out Distinctive Strategies to Maximize their Potential for Success
Guy Carpenter has completed its annual review of property and casualty (P&C) results and found that competition and change are the only certainties (re)insurers are promised in today’s market. ... Continue Reading »
Motor Insurance in EMEA: Evolving at Speed
Motor insurance is the most widely purchased property and casualty product in Europe and represents an important platform in the region for both traditional and non-traditional products, managing general agents, captives and other affinity and distribution platforms, according to Federico Camera, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter and Pawel Koszorek, Senior Vice President, Guy ... Continue Reading »
Recent Thought Leadership from Guy Carpenter – North America Focus
Here we present a recap of recent thought leadership from Guy Carpenter focusing on important insurance and reinsurance topics in North America. ... Continue Reading »
Insurance Industry Ripe for Disruption, Says VJ Dowling; MMC Young Professionals’ Global Forum 2017
The insurance industry will be profoundly disrupted by technological change, Vincent J. Dowling Jr., Managing Partner of Dowling & Partners Securities LLC, told attendees at MMC's Young Professionals' Global Forum in London. ... Continue Reading »
PA/MGA Personal Lines Appetite
On the personal lines appetite side of Guy Carpenter's MGA survey, auto grew by 13 percentage points and umbrella grew by 6 percentage points over the previous survey in terms of pursuing growth. Both homeowners and medical were unchanged. ... Continue Reading »
Chart: MGA Survey, Personal Lines Appetite
Results of Guy Carpenter's annual survey of the PA/MGA market show a decline in interest in medical programs from last year's three percent. ... Continue Reading »
Poland: Stricter Rules in Establishing Due Compensation in Vehicle Holders Insurance Market
According to many insured car holders in Poland, insurers have been underestimating compensation for losses, and the majority of auto insurance cases in Poland have been settled for amounts far below the actual costs of restitution. The most frequent reason is that the value of a loss has been determined based on the prices of used spare parts rather than new ones. ... Continue Reading »
