Is it luck or talent for the insurance industry? Alirt Insurance Research, in its 2015 review, notes insurers posted a combined ratio under 100 for the third year in a row. It's also the first time since the 1970s in which the industry has shown three back-to-back years of underwriting...
How long can commercial-lines insurers use the low-interest-rate environment as justification for rate hikes? ALIRT Insurance Research says not much longer. The firm also breaks down Q1 results for its composite of U.S. P&C carriers.
The P&C industry reported favorable 2013 results, but the environment in which carriers are operating appears to favor a softening market. See a visual breakdown of the industry's performance for 2013.