Property and casualty insurance industry will continue holding strong

Property and Casualty Insurance

Moody’s has released its global predictions and has suggested that P&C will remain stable. Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has now released its predictions regarding the global property and casualty insurance industry, and they have designated its future as being “stable” for the next while. This data was first released at the end of last week as Moody’s provided its industry forecasts. Moody’s put out its “2014 Outlook – Global P&C Insurance” report and, within it, the firm showed that property and casualty insurance premiums will be continuing their growth within…

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Property and casualty insurance rates increased by 5 percent last month

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According to MarketScout data, the prices rose in April for policyholders of commercial products. According to a report from MarketScout, the rates for commercial property and casualty insurance rose by an average of 5 percent in April 2013, when compared to the rates that were being charged a year before. It was workers compensation and commercial property that saw the largest increases over a year. The commercial property and casualty insurance and workers compensation saw a combined average rate increase of 6 percent. Surety and employment liability coverage each increased…

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Insurance industry isn’t ready for what climate change has in store

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The damaging severe weather is becoming more frequent and more expensive in the U.S. Last year in the United States, there were 11 extreme weather events that struck various parts of the country each leaving a minimum of $1 billion worth of damages behind, as well as thousands upon thousands of claims to the insurance industry. Superstorm Sandy, alone, left behind economic losses of $50 billion, not to mention the loss of human life. That storm also brought with it a cost tens of billions to the insurance industry, particularly…

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Property and casualty insurance industry in the U.S. sees massive income increase

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The net income for this sector has doubled when compared to the same period the year before. A report on the property and casualty insurance industry has indicated that compared to 2011, when the first nine months brought in a net income of $12.3 billion, the first nine months of 2012 saw well over double that amount at $31.2 billion. Though this does not include Hurricane Sandy data, the report believes that will have “only a modest impact”. The report was created by A.M. Best, and was entitled “U.S. P/C…

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Hartford Financial Services Group to focus on P&C insurance and group benefits

Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) has announced that it will be leaving its annuity business in order to concentrate on its property and casualty insurance and group benefits businesses, as well as its mutual funds business. This announcement follows closely behind the advice that had been offered in February by John Paulson, a hedge fund manager, when he encouraged Hartford to spin off its business for property and casualty insurance. Hartford’s response had been that it would look over the plan that had been submitted by Paulson, but cautioned that…

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