Insurance Auditors & Actuaries of North America – 2007 Market Review.: Primary findings from A.M. Best’s annual review of the auditor and actuarial markets show that in 2007, the top firms in the United States and Canada remained dominant.
Date: 9/1/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 44
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Surplus Lines – 2007 Market Review. Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, As Competitors Grab at Market Share: While surplus lines insurers outperformed the property/casualty industry in underwriting and operating performance in 2007, the softening market and more aggressive competition portend deterioration in profitability as premium levels decline.
Date: 8/25/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 44
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Insurance Industry Exposure to GSEs -- Issue Review: The U.S. insurance industry’s exposure to securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is substantial for a handful of companies. A.M. Best does not foresee substantial write-downs thanks to added financial backing of the federal government.
Date: 8/18/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 4
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2008 Statistical Study: U.S. Property/Casualty -- 2007 Direct Premiums Written. by Line.: This statistical study presents the leading writers for U.S. property/casualty – 2007 direct premiums written by line.
Date: 8/18/2008 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 2
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Title – 2007 Financial Review. Real Estate and Credit Woes Take Toll on Title Insurance: The ongoing slowdown in real estate activity, combined with tightening mortgage market conditions, and the worsening U.S. economy have been a significant drag on the title industry’s revenues.
Date: 8/11/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Wildfires – Catastrophe Review. Wildfire Losses Set to Increase Industry’s Catastrophe Woes: After nearly $2 billion in claims from the Southern California wildfires in 2007, the insurance industry faces the prospect of another rough wildfire season and escalating losses in the years to come.
Date: 7/21/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – Cycle Management Trend Review. Few Companies Excel at Managing Through Market Cycles: The findings from A.M. Best’s cycle management study show just how difficult it is for property/casualty companies to surpass the performance of their peers on a consistent, long-term basis.
Date: 7/14/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 1st Quarter Financial Review. U.S. P/C Industry’s Net Income Fell in the First Quarter: The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net profit plunged 45% to $9.3 billion in the first quarter of 2008, driven primarily by premium erosion; deteriorating underwriting results and higher catastrophe-related losses.
Date: 6/30/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2008 Statistical Study: U.S. Property/Casualty – 2007 Net Premiums Written: This statistical study presents year-end 2007 net premiums written for the top 200 U.S. property/casualty groups.
Date: 6/16/2008 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Life/Health – 1976-2007 Impairment Review. L/H Impairments Bounce Off '06 Low and Top P/C Impairments in ‘07: The life/health industry’s financial impairment results for 2007 represent a bounce off exceptionally low results for 2006.
Date: 5/26/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 64
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Hurricane – Catastrophe Review. Credit Crunch Clouds Outlook of Hurricane Insurers, Cat Funds: Turmoil in the credit markets could leave policyholders in limbo if a major hurricane strikes the United States this year, as investors show a limited appetite for capital-market offerings designed to raise cash for claims payments.
Date: 5/19/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 14
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 1969-2007 Impairment Review. P/C’s Low Impairment Likely to Have Hit Bottom of Trough in 2007: The property/casualty industry recorded its lowest impairment count and the lowest impairment frequency rate in at least 38 years in 2007. Four property/casualty companies, two affiliated, became impaired, for an impairment rate of 0.12% – or one in 833 companies.
Date: 5/19/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 61
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Medical Malpractice – 2007 Market Review. Medical Malpractice Challenges Expected After a Strong 2007: Medical malpractice again posted very strong underwriting results in 2007, a year that was a mirror image of 2006 in many respects.
Date: 5/12/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Mutual Accident & Health – 2007 Market Review. Mutual A&H Insurers Adapt to Changing Markets: U.S. mutual accident and health insurers must adapt and evolve to survive in a sector that that has driven many of them to niche positions in a world of health care dominated by managed care giants.
Date: 5/5/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Life/Health – Product Creditworthiness Market Review. VAs, LTC Occupy Riskier End of Creditworthiness Continuum: In assessing a company’s financial strength, A.M. Best considers product creditworthiness which is evaluated for profitability, design, distribution type, regulatory issues, deployment of capital and investment conditions.
Date: 4/28/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 15
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 2007 Financial Review. P/C Insurers Post Strong Results, First Drop in NPW Since 1943: Abstract quote: A strong fourth quarter capped another solid year for the U.S. property/casualty industry, but year-end 2007 results fell short of the record profits recorded in 2006.
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Date: 4/21/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2008 Special Report: Bermuda – 2007 Financial Review. Bermuda Insurers Carry Strength into a Softening Market: Bermuda-based property/casualty insurers bounced back from two years of unprecedented hurricane losses to post strong results in 2006 and 2007.
Date: 4/21/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 6
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Tornado – Catastrophe Review. Tornado Losses Approach Those of Hurricanes: If the first quarter is any indicator of likely tornado activity for 2008, insurers may be headed again this year for another long season of increased claims activity and catastrophic losses.
Date: 4/14/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 16
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2008 Special Report: U.K. Protection & Indemnity Clubs – 2007/2008 Market Review. P&I Clubs Watch Claims Trends, Hone Underwriting, Boost Capital: Protection and indemnity clubs face a challenging underwriting environment: the International Group of P&I Clubs collectively has not made a technical profit in any financial year since 1999.
Date: 4/14/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 7
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2008 Special Report: European Solvency II – Issue Review. Solvency II May Raise Most EU Insurers’ Regulatory Capital Requirements: The European Commission’s Solvency II Directive is expected to substantially increase regulatory capital requirements for most European issuers, although no extra capital is likely to be required for the market as a whole. This view is based on A.M. Best’s analysis of consolidated results from the third impact study conducted by European insurance regulators.
Date: 4/7/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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