Auto Trends Drive Industry Profit In 2004All p-c insurance lines except homeowners reported improvedloss ratios

Fewer accidents on Americas roadways were a key factor drivingthe first full-year underwriting profit in decades for theproperty-casualty industry in 2004.

According to initial, unconsolidated regulatory filingspublished online in Highline Datas Insurance Analyst PRO data base,the net industry combined ratio for 2004 was 98, compared to justover 100 in 2003. (Highline Data is the data affiliate of HighlineMedia, the parent company of this magazine.) The 2004 underwritingprofit is the first since 1978, according to the New York-basedInsurance Information Institute.

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