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2019 - Commentary on first quarter financial results
October 4, 2019

... went well. Although there were some bumps in the road—claims rose somewhat faster than premiums—most measures of financial results ... effect of changes in reserves for future payment of previous claims that are still not finalized—that is, current-year effects of ...


2018 - Commentary on year-end financial results
October 4, 2019

... that was partly because of changes driven by a new tax law. Claims paid and incurred grew slowly, but that was because the base year—2017—was an especially bad year for catastrophe claims. Both investment income and realized capital gains rose but the gains ...


2018 - Commentary on first nine months financial results
October 4, 2019

... the degree of competition, market regulation, and expected claims—also can play a significant part. Underwriting results The ... consider them as having three components: (1) catastrophe claims and adjustment expenses; (2) non-catastrophe claims and adjustment ...


2018 - Commentary on first half financial results
October 4, 2019

... with overall economic growth in 2018 to 2019. Incurred claims Incurred losses and loss-adjustment expenses in 2018:1H rose by 3.6 ... In most years, as Figure 4 shows, catastrophe-related claims in the first half of the year are between 6 percent and 8 percent of ...


NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION
September 27, 2019

... who are interested in the resolution and financing of tort claims through periodic payments. Phone:  202 289 4004 ...


2018 - Commentary on first quarter financial results
September 10, 2019

... risen in part to pay for higher frequency and severity of claims than had been previously anticipated. For comparison, in recent years ... is rate activity. Rates tend to be driven by trends in claims costs, conditions in the reinsurance market, marketing and distribution ...


2017 - Commentary on year-end financial results
September 10, 2019

... lines, but not for commercial lines. Non-catastrophe (CAT) claims were nearly flat, but CAT-related claims costs soared. Both investment income and realized capital gains rose, ...


2017 - Commentary on first nine months financial results
September 10, 2019

... but bore the effects of sharply higher catastrophe claims, compared to the comparable period for 2016—itself generally a down ... the final quarter is unlikely to brighten the picture, with claims from California wildfires and the typical fourth-quarter slowdown in ...


2017 - Commentary on first half financial results
September 10, 2019

... of America (PCI). Underwriting performance: Incurred claims spike The property/casualty (P/C) industry’s underwriting ... Images In most years, catastrophe-related claims are a small percent of total claims, but we focus on them because they ...


2017 - Commentary on first quarter financial results
September 10, 2019

... cloudy with occasional bright spots. The clouds: higher CAT claims leading to a deteriorating combined ratio; and continued drop-off in ... lofty mark, thanks in part to a 6.3 percent rise in incurred claims and adjustment expenses—especially claims from catastrophes—little ...