2010 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 2009 Rating Trend Review. Upgrades, Downgrades Moved at a Similar Pace in 2009: A rebound in financial markets and a decline in underwriting losses in 2009 contributed to the U.S. property/casualty industry posting much stronger financial results compared with 2008. Fewer catastrophes losses, better investment results and some year-over-year improvement in the mortgage and financial guaranty business lines led to a decline in the industry’s combined ratio.
Date: 2/22/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity & Health – 2009 Rating Trend Review. Weakening Performance Deepens Trough of Rating Downgrades: Rating actions in 2009 were overwhelmingly negative for the life/health industry, with 69 total downgrades versus nine upgrades based upon rating units. As in past years, the life/annuity sector had far worse experience than the health sector in terms of rating activity. Due to economic uncertainties, A.M. Best is maintaining its negative rating outlook on the life/annuity and health insurance sectors.
Date: 2/15/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Hospitals/Health Care Systems – Financial Review. Focus for 2010 is on Preserving Cash and Reducing Risk: U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and health care systems have felt pressure to support the high cost of health information technology, facilities upgrades and maintenance amid an increasing demand for charity care and community services. They continue to focus more on managing and reallocating their investment portfolios in order to provide capital stability and growth as well as building cash reserves.
Date: 2/15/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Health – Review & Preview. Weak Economy, Higher Costs, Enrollment Declines Hurt Results: Health insurers’ results in 2009 were impacted by rising unemployment, an uptick in utilization, pricing pressures from employer groups and the H1N1 virus. A final health care reform bill was not passed in 2009, though the Obama administration and congressional leaders may yet opt for a scaled down reform package that could lead to new financial and regulatory challenges in 2010.
Date: 2/8/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 20
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2010 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – Review & Preview. U.S. P/C Industry’s Profits Rebound; Challenges to Persist: The U.S. property/casualty industry’s operating results recovered in 2009 from a catastrophe-riddled 2008, driven by improved underwriting results and the continued recovery in the financial markets. A.M. Best expects the industry’s net income after taxes to improve to $30.6 billion
for 2009, up almost tenfold from the $3.8 billion reported in 2008.
Date: 2/8/2010 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 36
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 9-Month Financial Review. Underwriting and Investments Drive Improvement in Operating Results: The U.S. property/casualty industry posted a larger profit in the first nine months of 2009 than for the same period of 2008, driven by improved underwriting results and continued recovery in the investment markets. The overall property/casualty market is not likely to harden until 2011, and the top line will continue to be under significant pressure into 2010.
Date: 12/28/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: Bermuda – Financial Review. Economic and Market Concerns Overshadow Strong 2009 Results: A.M. Best has reviewed the financial results of the Bermuda (re)insurance market and believes that although companies are strongly capitalized, management teams will face challenges during the current phase of the insurance cycle.
Date: 12/14/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Title – 2008 Market Review. Title Insurers Improve Modestly, but Headwinds Persist in 2010 : While the title industry’s premium volume and profitability deteriorated significantly in 2008, these trends have been improving modestly in the second half of 2009. The industry still faces high unemployment, continued significant home foreclosure activity and the uncertainty over home prices.
Date: 12/14/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 20
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Asbestos & Environmental Liabilities – 2008 Market Review. Asbestos, Environmental Losses Revised Downward by $4 Billion : A.M. Best’s view of industry levels has been revised, with asbestos losses now estimated to ultimately cost the industry $75 billion and environmental losses, $42 billion. Taken together, ultimate industry losses for asbestos and environmental are expected to reach $117 billion, down $4 billion from $121 billion.
Date: 12/7/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Banking – Regulatory Review. Senate, House Regulatory Reform Efforts Begin to Take Shape: U.S. lawmakers are wrestling over a measure that would consolidate federal oversight of banks into one regulatory agency; limit the powers of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; and actively seek to monitor and even curtail complex financial companies from becoming too large to fail.
Date: 12/7/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2009 Special Report: Earthquake – Catastrophe Review. New Hazard Maps, Model Updates Could Shift Views on Quake Risk: Seismic hazard maps by the U.S. Geological Survey are changing the perception of earthquake risk in the United States which could affect how insurers manage, underwrite and price U.S. earthquake risk.
Date: 11/23/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 24
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2008 Total Benefits Paid :
This statistical study presents the top U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2008 total benefits paid.
Date: 11/9/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents the top U.S. workers’ compensation writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 10/26/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Medical Professional Liability – 2008 Direct Premiums Written : This statistical study presents top U.S. medical professional liability writers as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 10/26/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations – 2008 Net Worth: This statistical study presents the top 25 U.S. health maintenance organizations as ranked by 2008 total revenue.
Date: 10/19/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Health: 6-Month Market Review. Outlook Unchanged as Costs Increase Enrollment Decreases:
A.M. Best is maintaining a negative outlook on the health insurance industry due to the continuing effects of the recession and future costs associated with the H1N1 virus, especially if the virus spreads and there’s uncertainty over health care reform.
Date: 10/5/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Statistical Study: Canada Auto – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents Canadian auto as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 9/14/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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2009 Special Report: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – Market Review. Workers’ Compensation: How Bad Will It Get? : Challenging market conditions, the financial crisis and the recession drove profitability downward for the workers’ compensation market in 2008. A.M. Best expects the impact to linger through 2009 and well into 2010 as the market faces regulatory issues and reforms.
Date: 9/7/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2009 Special Report: Canadian Property/Casualty & Life – Review & Preview. Canada’s Insurers Face Significant Challenges Following Difficult 2008: Canada’s insurance markets were not able to fully escape the brunt of the 2008 global financial crisis. Capitalization declined for the property/casualty industry due to weaker investment results while life insurers opted to preserve or rebuild capital to maintain their financial strength while “de-risking” their product portfolios.
Date: 9/7/2009 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 20
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2009 Statistical Study: U.S. Auto Liability – 2008 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents U.S. auto liability as ranked by 2008 direct premiums written.
Date: 8/31/2009 Source: Statistical Studies (PDF) Pages: 4
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