Where is today’s property & casualty market and where is it headed in 2015? According to the Insurance Service Office’s (ISO) industry 6-month 2014 results:
- Insurer net written premium growth slowed to 4% from 4.3% in the first-half of 2013.
- Commercial lines insurers’ combined ratio rose 1.8 percentage points in the first-half of 2014 to 95.4%.
- Policyholder surplus rose 9.5% in first-half 2014 keeping it at record levels.
What does this mean in 2015 and what can insurance consumers expect from the marketplace?