2012 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – Review & Preview. U.S. P/C Industry’s 2011 Results Slammed by Catastrophe Issues:
The U.S. property/casualty industry’s operating performance deteriorated sharply in 2011, as catastrophe-related losses wreaked havoc on underwriting results and led to the largest underwriting loss since 2002. All three segments – personal lines, commercial lines and U.S. reinsurance – are expected to report relatively large losses.
Date: February 6, 2012
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2012 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty & Life/Health – Impairment Review. P/C Impairments Continue Climb; L/H Rate Remains Low, For Now: Property/casualty financial impairments continued to accelerate in 2011, while life/health impairments declined further, reflecting the divergent dynamics at work in the two segments. Property/casualty insurers continued to struggle with the weakened U.S. economy – especially the troubled real estate market – and the deteriorating workers’ compensation business. Life/health insurers drew strength from their generally superior capitalization.
Date: January 23, 2012
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2012 Special Report: U.S. Health – Issue Review. Tracking Health Insurers Across a Shifting Landscape: While broadly similar to those for life insurers, A.M. Best’s criteria for analyzing health insurance carriers focus on additional factors such as benchmarks, ratios and qualitative factors relevant to the health care operating environment.
Date: January 23, 2012
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2012 Special Report: India Non-Life & Life – Market Review. Growth Anticipated for Indian Insurers, but Frustrations Remain: Since the Indian insurance market was liberalized in 2000, total insurance premiums have increased strongly, driven primarily by the life market. Continued economic growth and heightened demand for health insurance are resulting in foreign insurers and reinsurers seeking a greater presence.
Date: January 16, 2012
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2012 Best’s Briefing: U.S. Health 2012 Outlook. A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for the Health Insurance Sector: Believing the majority of health insurers have positioned themselves well and are implementing strategies to adapt to the new operating environment while maintaining profitability, A.M. Best is revising the outlook to stable from negative for the health insurance sector.
Date: January 9, 2012
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2012 Best’s Briefing: Global Reinsurance 2012 Outlook. Global Reinsurance Ratings Outlook Remains Stable as Industry Weathers Catastrophes, Pricing Begins to Turn: Despite numerous challenges, A.M. Best’s rating outlook on the global reinsurance segment is being held at stable, supported by continued strong risk-adjusted capitalization, prudent risk management practices and an improving pricing environment across a broadening spectrum of business classes.
Date: January 9, 2012
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2012 Best’s Briefing: U.S. Property/Casualty 2012 Outlook. Rating Outlooks Held at Stable for Personal Lines, Negative for Commercial Amid Catastrophes, Competition: A.M. Best continues to maintain a stable outlook in 2012 for the personal lines segment. Despite a mending economy and some encouraging signs of price firming, A.M. Best maintains its negative outlook for the commercial lines segment of 2012.
Date: January 9, 2012
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2011 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 9-Month Financial Review. U.S. P/C Net Income Plummets on Catastrophe Losses; NPW Increases: The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income plunged to $12.8 billion for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011, as higher catastrophe-related losses continued to take their toll on insurers’ bottom line and significantly deteriorated the industry’s underwriting performance.
Date: December 22, 2011
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2011 Special Report: Bermuda – Market Review. Resilient Bermuda Market Faces Persistent Challenges: Despite the impacts of devastating catastrophe losses in 2011, a prolonged soft market and low investment returns, the Bermuda insurance market has managed to preserve its capital and retrench for what is shaping up to be a difficult yet promising renewal season.
Date: December 7, 2011
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Best’s Briefing: U.S. Property/Casualty. U.S. Property/Casualty Catastrophic Losses Climb to $36B for the First Nine Months: While the impact from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2011 is material to the industry from an earnings perspective, A.M. Best believes the overall industry’s capital will effectively absorb these catastrophe-related losses.
Date: December 2, 2011
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2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Inland Marine – 2010 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents the top U.S. inland marine writers as ranked by 2010 direct premiums written.
Date: November 28, 2011
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2011 Best's Briefing: Global Insurance. Thai Flooding Brings Industrial, Business Interruption Claims: As portions of Thailand begin to dry from recent historic flooding, uncertainty lingers over the insurance implications of an event that is being called the costliest natural disaster in Southeast Asia.
Date: November 23, 2011
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2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Life/Health – 2010 Total Benefits Paid: This statistical study presents the top 100 U.S. life and health writers as ranked by 2010 total premium income.
Date: November 7, 2011
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2011 Special Report: New Zealand Non-Life – Market Review. New Zealand’s Insurance Market on Cusp of Transformation:
New Zealand’s insurance market has grown over the past few years, although the rate of expansion has been slowing, as it grapples with prolonged earthquake activity and regulatory developments. Insurers face a period of uncertainty as an estimated 8,000 aftershocks and earthquakes have occurred this past year.
Date: November 7, 2011
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2011 Special Report: Asia Pacific Non-Life – Review & Preview. Rapid Growth, Stiff Competition Challenge Asia’s Non-Life Insurers:
The Asia-Pacific region is offering large-scale challenges for non-life insurers willing to compete in some of the world’s fastest growing economies. Rising personal wealth and expanding industries are driving growth in the volume of insurance business, but competition and poor loss experience are making it difficult to achieve underwriting profits.
Date: October 31, 2011
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2011 Special Report: China Non-Life & Life – Market Review. Harnessing Momentum in China’s Evolving Insurance Market:
China’s insurance market has maintained its growth trend, with total insurance penetration as a percentage of gross domestic product reaching 3.7% in 2010, compared with3.3% in 2009. Insurance premiums climbed by 30.4% in 2010, reflecting strong economic development as demonstrated by the 10.3% growth in real gross domestic product.
Date: October 31, 2011
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2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations – 2010 Net Worth: This statistical study presents U.S. health maintenance organizations’ net worth, five-year trend, as ranked on 2010 total revenue.
Date: October 17, 2011
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2011 Statistical Study: U.S. Commercial Medical – 2010 Direct Premiums Written: This statistical study presents the top companies filing health statutory statements as ranked by comprehensive (hospital and medical) net premiums written in 2010.
Date: October 10, 2011
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2011 Special Report: European Non-Life – Review & Preview. European Non-Life Sector Approaches Economic, Regulatory Turning Points: The European non-life insurance sector is approaching critical moments, with economic, regulatory and market forces set to severely test individual companies and the industry as a whole. Companies are racing to meet changing and solvency and accounting rules. Soft markets persist, dampening pricing and profitability.
Date: October 10, 2011
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2011 Special Report: U.S. Workers’ Compensation – Market Review. U.S. Workers’ Comp Results Drop Once Again, Concerns Remain: The workers’ compensation insurance segment continued to face the same significant hurdles through 2010, and as a result, premium volume declined and underwriting results deteriorated, yet again. A.M. Best expects underwriting results to weaken further before they get better.
Date: October 10, 2011
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