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.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: U.S. Funding Agreement-Backed Securities – 2007 Market Review. Liquidity Squeeze Flattens : Funding agreement-backed securities issuance by U.S. life insurers in 2007 was flat compared with the previous year, as the sub[rime crisis and the resulting liquidity squeeze during the second half of the year made for an unfavorable environment.
Date: 4/14/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 6
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity – Review & Preview: Although A.M. Best remains confident in the overall strength and flexibility of U.S. life insurers’ balance sheets, companies are operating in a volatile environment, with weakening economic indicators, that poses greater risk than ever. This report analyzes these trends, along with their rating implications.
Date: 2/4/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 28
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – Review & Preview. U.S. P/C Industry Records Strong Results – But for How Long?: Strong underwriting results and favorable investment returns are expected to generate 2007 net income of $59.2 billion for the U.S. property/casualty industry.
Date: 1/28/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 28
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2008 Special Report: U.S. Health – Review & Preview. Health Insurers’ Financial Results Will Be Tested As Markets Evolve: Despite competitive pressures, health insurers and managed care companies have maintained strong earnings in recent years because of stable medical cost trends, improved case management and technology efficiencies. Insurers, though, will have to navigate a challenging operating landscape in 2008.
Date: 1/21/2008 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 16
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 9-Month Financial Review. U.S. P/C Industry Set to Post Another Underwriting Profit: Underwriting profits and investment returns drove a 4.4% increase in net income for the U.S. property/casualty industry through the first nine months of 2007, as the sector’s results withstood increasing competition. The U.S. industry is on course to report only its third underwriting profit since 1978.
Date: 12/31/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty Reinsurance Recoverable – 1996-2006. ‘Unauthorized’ Reinsurance Gains Growing Share of P/C Market: The use of unauthorized reinsurance is growing in the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, but an expensive infrastructure of collateral tracking, accounting and reporting surrounds the practice.
Date: 12/24/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Life Reinsurance – Market Review. Winds of Change Raise Concerns About Future Performance of Life Re: Consolidation and competition have reshaped the U.S. life reinsurance market in recent years. Most of the remaining players are well capitalized and have implemented tighter treaty terms.
Date: 11/5/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty – 6-Month Financial Review. U.S. P/C Industry Posts Strong Results for the First Half of 2007: Strong underwriting results and favorable investment returns held the U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income steady at $33.2 million through the first six months of 2007.
Date: 10/1/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 12
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2007 Special Report: Canadian Life – Review & Preview. The Song Remains the Same, With Only a Few Sour Notes: A strong economy, buoyant equity markets and scant credit woes add up to a reassuring stability for Canada's life insurance market.
Date: 9/10/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2007 Special Report: Global Reinsurance–2006 Market Review. Reinsurers Turn Cautious as Climate Shifts: While 2007 should be another good year for the global reinsurance sector, A.M. Best believes the outcome depends on how well reinsurers manage catastrophic exposures relative to capital at risk.
Date: 8/13/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 32
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Risk Retention Groups–2006 Market Review. RRGs' Profitability Continues Amid Softening Market: The softening property/casualty insurance market may boost the pressure on risk retention groups and captive insurance companies to compete. Other insurers may use favorable market conditions to lure members away from risk retention groups, according to a new special report from A.M. Best.
Date: 7/30/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 4
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Property/Casualty--1st Quarter Financial Review. P/C Industry Starts Strong in 2007 With First-Quarter Underwriting Profit: The U.S. property/casualty industry followed record profits in 2006 with continued favorable trends in the first quarter of 2007, posting net income after taxes of $16.7 billion.
Date: 7/3/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2007 Special Report: Bermuda – 12-Month Financial Review. Changing Tide of 2006 Storm Activity Showers Benefits on Bermuda’s Insurers: After Bermuda's insurers braced for another chaotic 2006 hurricane season, the exact opposite occurred, as insured losses relating to catastrophes were only a fraction of 2005 losses. Marking the two extremes, the Bermuda market reported a very healthy 2006 combined ratio of 83.7, compared with a catastrophic combined ratio of 119.4 for 2005, according to a new special report from A.M Best Co.
Date: 5/28/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 4
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2007 Special Report: U.S. Hurricane Catastrophe Review. One Blow Away From $6 Gas : A well-aimed hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could couple staggering insured catastrophe losses with severe economic disruptions as the storm tears through the dense, onshore and offshore infrastructure of the region’s all-important petroleum industry. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita gave a taste of the possibilities in 2005.
Date: 5/21/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 16
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2007 Special Report: U.K. Life Insurance Annual Market Review. U.K. Life Market: Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: 2006 appears to have been one of the best years for U.K. life insurers, with new business premiums growing by an impressive 30%.
Date: 5/7/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 8
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2007 Review/Preview: The Calm After the Storms -- Record-Setting Results Give U.S. P/C Industry Breath to Prepare for Next Big Event: Another year of devastating catastrophe losses was expected for 2006, but Mother Nature spared the property/casualty industry and allowed carriers to report record-setting results: Not only was an underwriting profit achieved—a rare feat—the combined ratio fell to its lowest level since 1953. All this occurred amid price softening and a modest increase in competition.
Date: 1/22/2007 Source: Special Reports (PDF) Pages: 24
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