Education/Certification EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto INDUSTRY NEWS P&C Recent Stories Workers Comp WRIN.tv Newswire GDP, Cyber, Flood, Technology, Talent and more on III radar heading to 2019 The uptick in GDP has had a positive impact on the insurance industry, according to Laura Favinger, Chief Administrative Officer for the Insurance Information Institute (III). In the first half of 2018, insurance carriers nearly doubled their net income over the same period in 2017. The III sees exposures broadening a bit due to business development, consumer consumption and construction, … Read More
AMBest-Channel Claims Management COMMERCIAL RISK Corporate Risk Management/ERM Markets P&C Recent Stories WRIN.tv Newswire Mutuals thrive despite $17B in CAT losses – A.M. Best. Kimberly Muccia, a Financial Analyst at A.M. Best Company, comments on the impact of catastrophic losses on the financial strength of insurers. Among the catastrophes affecting the auto and homeowner lines of business in 2018 were hurricanes and wildfires, resulting in about $17 billion for the Mutual Insurance segment alone. Despite the losses, Mutuals posted approximately a 6 percent increase … Read More
