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State Farm represents climax in deepening Cali homeowners’ crisis
Other carriers reportedly pulling back from writing business in California recently include Mercury General and Safeco, while Oregon Mutual is said to have exited the California market altogether.
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Forecasts for “near-normal” activity may mean the chance at a reprieve for the Florida market, but a history of underestimates warrants caution.
Continuing rises in loss frequency and severity plus a difficult regulatory framework make the situation in California highly challenging for carriers.
Recently released statutory data shows the US P&C industry loss ratio touching the 65% mark, the highest level in two decades.
The recent deal is accretive at 18% and will allow RenRe to take further advantage of the hard market.
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The bills place additional requirements on insurers in the state and expand consumer protections.
Maritzen joins Everest after less than six months as head of underwriting for Berkshire Hathaway’s property program business.
Some cedants paid more than 40% increases depending on Florida concentration and Hurricane Ian losses.
Even clean accounts in the admitted space are seeing rate increases of 15% year on year, while loss-hit accounts in Florida were slapped with a 100% rate increase for June 1.
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