The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) released last week a summary of its quarterly report, Insurance Economics, and Underwriting Objections: A Forward View, the substance of which was presented at a virtual webinar for Triple-I’s members on May 15.
Some of the report’s findings highlighted by Triple-I’s summary are:
- The property/casualty insurance industry faced underwriting losses in 2022, with a net combined ratio of 102.4%. This was due to divergent performances between personal lines (with a higher combined ratio of 109.9%) and commercial lines (with a lower ratio of 94.8%). The difference between the two was the largest in 15 years.
- Chief Economist at Triple-I, Michel Léonard, highlighted macroeconomic factors, such as inflation and rising interest rates, that are impacting the industry. He also noted that the property/casualty industry’s growth is constrained by current monetary policy.
- The P&C industry underwriting projections were discussed by Dale Porfilio, the Chief Insurance Officer of Triple-I. He noted that commercial lines performed better than personal lines, with gains expected to continue through at least 2025. In contrast, personal auto had a net combined ratio of 112.2% in 2022, the worst in decades.
- For homeowners, the net combined ratio was an unprofitable 104.6, driven by significant underwriting losses, notably from Hurricane Ian, the second-costliest insured loss after Hurricane Katrina.
- The industry saw growth and gains in certain areas. Cyber insurance direct written premiums grew by 50% in 2022, and the workers’ compensation line demonstrated consistent underwriting gains, returning to near pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
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