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Capital raise trends: Turning off the capital spigot will expose insurers’ dependency

Increased interest rates and unfavorable market conditions led to reduction in capital issuance activity in the P&C insurance industry in 2022.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 19, 2023

Q4 earnings preview: When will the recession start?

Poor macroeconomic conditions loom, but reinsurers, brokers and personal lines carriers are expected to share positive results.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 18, 2023

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Stocks in 2022: Insurers outperform as P/B multiples climb on book value drops

Price-to-book multiples for insurers have increased materially over the last two years, but drops in equity partially drove the increase due to unrealized losses.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 12, 2023

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Florida insurer failures buck a downward industry trend

Receivership has been historically lower in the past 20 years, but trouble in Florida breaks away from the overall P&C industry trend.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 10, 2023

InsurTech personal auto rate filing analysis: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

InsurTechs use of “me-too” filings and competitor rates have us wondering, where is the innovation?

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 05, 2023

US P&C insurance industry 2023 outlook: This sequel might be worth skipping

Although 2022 was on balance, a good year, macro-economic issues such as a slowing economy, falling employment, and loss cost reversion could create an overhang for 2023.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, January 04, 2023

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Latest reserve development data shows bittersweet trends

Personal lines insurers see a vastly different outlook in 2022 than 2021 and their reserve development reflects this.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, December 22, 2022

E&S insurers well-positioned to continue growth as admitted carriers lower exposure

Inside P&C Research examines E&S sector growth over the past year and revisits historic trends.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, December 14, 2022

Personal auto insurers could benefit from Carvana’s missteps

Though Carvana’s financial situation might cause InsurTechs to think twice about an embedded partnership, the auto dealer’s woes could lead to an easing of loss cost pressures for personal auto insurers.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, December 12, 2022

The reinsurer/InsurTech divorce may be coming

InsurTechs’ mounting losses and continuing cash burn combined with reinsurance market hardening could spell trouble for the sector.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, December 07, 2022

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Allstate special investor call: Falling behind on loss trends extends the road to rate adequacy

While Allstate may be beyond the worst of the reserve charges, execution of initiatives needs to go smoothly for it to get back on track.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, December 05, 2022

Q3 earnings call sentiment analysis: Step by step

Across the P&C industry, sentiment expressed on Q3 conference calls has improved since pandemic lows.

Amit Kumar, Sunmoy Pati, Maria Lamberton, Husain Rupawala, November 29, 2022