COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)
Jul 22, 2021 08:18 AM (EDT)
AM Best is holding its stable market segment outlook on Japan’s non-life insurance industry, predominantly driven by carriers’ profitable underwriting performance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
PRESS RELEASE
Jul 28, 2021 11:04 AM (EDT)
AM Best has updated tables of net capital charges associated with a representative sample of mortgage-related transactions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s credit risk transfer (CRT) programs, Freddie Mac’s Agency Credit Insurance Structure (ACIS) and Fannie Mae’s Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CRT). These tables also highlight some of the key components of the factor-based method used to calculate net capital charges in the Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) model.
EARNINGS
Jul 28, 2021 02:28 PM (EDT)
Growth in commercial business lines, combined with healthy rate improvement had Chubb Ltd. “firing on all cylinders” in the second quarter of 2021, President and Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg said.
Jul 29, 2021 03:26 PM (EDT)
Hartford Financial posted a 94% increase in second-quarter net income available to shareholders on strong underwriting results in its personal and commercial lines business, along with higher investment returns and favorable prices.
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
Jul 30, 2021 10:32 AM (EDT)
Low interest rates and rising home prices are driving growth in private mortgage insurance. As the line has grown, so too has the PMI writers’ reliance on reinsurance — especially reinsurers in Bermuda.
Jul 29, 2021 02:33 PM (EDT)
Arch Capital Group Ltd. had a positive outlook on its strong second-quarter results, including a net income available to shareholders of $663.8 million. Chief Executive Officer Marc Grandisson in an earnings conference call said it’s “a very normal hardening market, so I’m very encouraged.”
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