Cincinnati Financial
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This was offset by a $108mn reserve charge for years 2021 and prior.
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The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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Umbrella was "modestly profitable" in 2023, despite challenges in 2022.
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Insurance Insider US runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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Current CEO Steven Johnston will remain as executive chairman.
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“The loss ratio has certainly been under pressure with inflation and increased cat activity, but we're confident in where it's headed and seeing a lot of opportunity out there,” Spray told analysts on Friday.
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AJ Gallagher posts 10.5% Q3 organic growth, lower sequentially but up year-on-year
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At the same time, insurers are assessing the level needed to address loss cost trends.
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Overall, the executive said the company feels “really good and bullish” about the personal lines business for both its HNW and middle market books.
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The Inside P&C news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
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The regional cohort keeps pace with nationals on pricing, and stays ahead on reserving trends.
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The events were widespread, but each was under $100mn in size.
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Overall, the carrier reported a combined ratio of 100.7% for the quarter, which was 10.8 points higher than the prior year period.
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Travelers posts strong results boosted by better pricing, personal lines performance, and favorable development.
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The carrier said ~$170mn of the total expected losses came from the three March storms that affected several US states earlier this year.
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The carrier will now share the next $900mn with reinsurance for a catastrophe event, while in 2022 it retained the first $100mn and shared the next $800mn.
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The firm’s underlying CoR increased 2.2 points to 87.8% as the insurer saw a margin deterioration in all three of its P&C segments – commercial, personal lines and E&S.
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The Elliott losses were offset by less severe storms and favorable loss reserve development on previous catastrophe events, primarily ones that occurred in 2022.
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The regionals continue to find success in small and middle market business, as their pivot to a commercial focus has benefitted them.
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CinFin management said premium adjustments for rising costs of building materials are about to double from last year.
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The firm’s commercial lines CoR climbed over 18 points to 99% while the personal lines unit’s CoR deteriorated 1.8 points to 104.5%.
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A differentiated investment strategy has led to increased value creation and price-to-book multiples for a small group of specialty carriers.
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With pricing decelerating and loss-cost trends potentially reversing, regionals should continue to execute on their present strategy.
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The firm’s specialty pivot seems to be paying off in premium growth and value creation.
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Rising prices drove Q2 losses and expenses higher, pressuring both commercial and personal lines, CinFin executives say.
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The shares are trading today at $98.56 per share, down 13.13% from yesterday's close.
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NWP rose just under 15% at the commercial lines focused company as commercial lines rates rose in the mid-single digits.
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The sector was hit by a rough first half of 2022, with more to come in the second half of the year.
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Investments VP Steven Soloria will take on executive responsibility for CinFin’s investment operations, when Martin Hollenbeck retires.
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Insurers could face pressure if interest rate and recession fears intersect with worsening loss cost trends.
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A surge in large losses in property book during first quarter may be partly due to inflation, not expected to linger.
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The underlying CoR, however, rose by 3.1 points to 89.3% in the first quarter.
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The company’s combined ratio improved to 84.2% for Q4 2021 from 87.3% for Q4 2020.
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Cincinnati Financial’s book value leaped 22% in 2021 on solid underwriting gains, strong investment results.
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The Ohio-based carrier announced the new board appointments as part of a senior management reshuffle, in which five executives were promoted to senior vice presidents.
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The Inside P&C research team looks forward to the big issues of the new year.
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Renewal pricing in Q3 continued to be ahead of the company’s estimate for prospective loss cost trends for each P&C segment, CinFin CEO Steve Johnston said.
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Strong underwriting profit in commercial lines and lower catastrophe losses drive Cincinnati Financial’s Q3 results.
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With hundreds of coronavirus-related BI suits working through state and federal courts, insurers still face a multi-billion-dollar challenge to keep judges and juries ruling in their favor.
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The Inside P&C Select Index outperformed the S&P 500 (5.7% to 2.9%) in August, despite Hurricane Ida making landfall.
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Employment data indicates that easy growth and margin expansion may slow soon.
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The judge threw out the insurer’s preliminary objections to the case, pointing out that the lawsuit had claimed the presence of Covid-19 meant the plaintiff was unable to use the premises.
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Following strong year-to-date performance, P&C stocks were down in June after a change of tone in a Fed meeting.
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CinFin improved its combined ratio by 7.3 points to 91.2% over Q1, sustained by an improvement in the loss ratio.