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From :businessinsuranceU.S. c εommercial property/casualty rates rose 5% on a♦verage in the fourth quarter of 2019, up f•π↓'rom 4% in the third quarter, reflecting insurers’ £ε intent to continue to increase pric®™es across most lines, online insurance exch₩ange MarketScout Corp. sai♣β d Monday.“Auto rate increases have been up alα₩≠"l year long; however D&O (directors &♠↕ officers) and professional r$™™ate increases have spiked significant€♠£♠ly in the fourth quarter,” Richa¶®rd Kerr, CEO of MarketScout Corp. said in a stateΩΩεment.Insurers are carefully an÷∏λ£alyzing their property exposδ¶ures using catastrophe modeling too←≤πls, he said. “We expect many of the ma ¶σjor property catastrophe i&¥nsurers to curtail their 202←∞0 writings in California brush and &₽•East and Gulf Coast wind areas>γ€. Naturally, this will result in higher ra↔∏tes to insureds,” Mr. Kerr said.D&O lia×π∏£bility rates increased by 8.25%, wh₹↕<ile commercial auto increased 8% in σ®the quarter, and professionalεγ liability rates were↕≈ up 6%, and umbrella/e•$∑xcess rates were up 5.5%, according to Mar₽≥∑≈ketScout.Commercial propertσ↓<y rates increased 5.25% i<©$₹n the quarter, and business interrupti↔♠on rates were up 5%, while all o♦∞ther lines showed smaller increases, e©£¥xcept for workers compensation,>♠δ where rates fell 1%, MarketScout sa≠♥id.By industry class, transportation and h→≠↔abitational saw the highest average rate i ←ncreases at 9% and 8.25% λ®↑→respectively, MarketScout sai±♦☆¶d.Large accounts – those≠ with $250,001 to $1 million in premiuφm – saw a rate hike of 5.5% in the f✘↓ourth quarter, as did jumbo a$♠ccounts, which have more than &₹$1 million in premium. •↓←Small accounts – those with u$₽↕p to $25,000 in premium – were up 5%, while m>←±edium accounts – those with $25,00₽™1 to $250,000 in premium – were ♠>§up 4.5%.The “steady trend” of upward rates rλ≥eflects insurers’ plans to co≤ ♥ntinue increasing prices across all ↓♣lines except for workers compensation, Marke$β≥ΩtScout said.Organizer:China Insurance Digital ₩←& AI Development 2020Web:http://en.zeσ♠☆®nseegroup.com/p/560573/Contact:Ann 021•÷<φ-65650305
From :insurancejournalIt was a relε≥•atively quiet year for the Southeast in te↔✔©¶rms of major catastrophes compared with 2018 whe≥'Ωn Hurricane’s Michael and Florence∏©£ caused major damage in the region. T ☆♦ his year, Hurricane Dorian sideswiped t≥σ↕≥he Southeast coast and made landfall on t§★he Outer Banks of North Caro•☆©lina but most of the a'±rea was spared. Still, Aon said economic d>≤∏amage in the U.S. and Canada was§✘β poised to approach a combined $1.5 b ≥&illion.Florida spent the year recovering from≠₽ Hurricane Michael, which was u♠♣ pgraded to a Category 5 storm by NOAA inπ±≤ April. Florida officials have repeatedly&nΩ∞₹bsp;called on the insurance industry to spe ©ed up the recovery process, with nearly 12% of c ±$↕laims still open a year after the sto©δrm hit.Organizer:China Insurance Digital &a↓✘≈≠mp; AI Development 202★•0Web:http://en.zenseegroup.com/p/560573/Con₹♠↕δtact:Ann 021-65650305
From:businessinsuranceeinsurance ≈↑≤renewals at Jan. 1, 202≥¥δ♥0, mainly saw single-d↓λigit increases, with some exceptions, accordinβ€★ g to reports by rein≈↑♠♠surance brokers released Thursda>×γy.Willis Re, the reinsurance brok'erage of Willis Towers Watson PLC, and Guy Carpenλλ±ter & Co. LLC, a unit o→♥←f Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. bot±γ€∏h reported that year-end reinsurance reneπ£wals varied by accou∏•€✘nt and region, but the retroc ↓essional reinsurance≈☆ was under pressure.Rates on line for property c≠♣↓atastrophe reinsurance pro>₩♣grams remained stable and property per risk priciβ✔<♥ng was driven by individual program performance,♠♥ the Willis report said.Although →®some Lloyd’s of London syndica$γtes took firm positions on rate increases and th₩♠σe London market autho•♦$rized capacity decreased≠♣, that capactiy was repla¥♦ced by new capital and a strong suppl ↔'y from other markets, Willis ♠σδRe said.U.S. loss-free accounts renewed at flat→←★ to up 10% while those with losses saw incrΩ∞eases of 10% to 50%, ↔ the Willis Re report said, which was among t→®λ≈he largest increases. Property cat₩δ£÷astrophe accounts without losses renewed at fl÷©at to up 5%, while loss hit acc ✘←ounts were up 10% to 20%, Willis Re said ↕Ω.According to the Guy Carpente✘☆r report, the brokerage’s ↕× global property catastrophe rate on line in€δ≤dex rose 5% in 2019.According to the W§<illis Re report, other large₹÷↔ increases were seen in Central a∑₹☆nd Eastern Europe, where property prπ↑↓ograms with losses saw increases of 5% to ÷≥↓20%, and Canada, where s<✘←uch accounts renewed up 10% to 40™γ♦×%.Most other regions and countri₽<es saw property increases in the single or low d↑↔ouble digits, the report said.The π$≤↑Jan. 1 renewals saw some “dα®εifficult” negotiations, ←₹™ according to a letter in the r"λ∞eport from James Kent, glo₹≠§€bal CEO, Willis Re.The Guy Carp↕∞σenter report said the reinsurance market wasπ€ “asymmetrical,” adding “th £πis is certainly not a one♥σ-size-fits-all market” and while overalφλ←l capacity remained adequate, “allocat✔★↓ed capacity tightened notably in stressed classes>≈★ .”Dedicated reinsuranc ¥♥e capital rose 2% in 2019 and the yeλ♥Ωar saw approximately $60 bill♦£•Ωion in global insured catastrophe lo€≠'σsses, according to Guy ☆§§ Carpenter, which was signific×δ÷antly lower than 2017 and 2018.Alter→γnative capital, however, contracte≤πd by approximately 7% percent “as investor★✘s were more cautious with new invest™£ ments after assessing ma•€rket dynamics and pricing ade"₩quacy,” Guy Carpenter said.The r↑₩∑etrocession market “was ch∑™allenged … by trapped ' capital, a lack of new capital and co€←ntinued redemptions from thir←↕d-party capital providers, ←<₹” a statement issued with the Guy Carpenter ₽£report said.However, significant retroφ"¶€cession providers returned to the market i×✘&n the past two weeks, Willis' Re said.Organizer:China Insurance Di♦αgital & AI Development 2020Web:http://eλγn.zenseegroup.com/p/560573•♣ '/Contact:Ann 021-65650305
Major information technology companies in IndΩ↓ia are running the risk of terminatioλ n of their $1 billion contracts followin≤σg Boeing Co.’s decision to halt the productα∏ion of its 737 Max jets, MoneyControl©φ reported citing the Business Stanλ≠dard. Companies like Tata Consu←∏∏ltancy Services Ltd., Infosys Ltd., HCL Techno©±♦Ωlogies Ltd., Cyient Ltd÷♣&. and L&T Technology Services Ltd. have outso×£urcing contracts with Boeing&&®☆ or its suppliers and B↔¥oeing’s jet crisis is expected to affect thes¶ e IT companies in the short run.F☆®rom:businessinsuranceOrganizer:China♦↕™ Insurance Digital & AI ÷§→§Development 2020Web:http://en.zenseegroup.co©¥™m/p/560573/Contact:Ann∏÷↓ 021-65650305
France-based eyewear maker ε©Essilor International S.A. has discovered frauσ₹←dulent activities at one of its factories §↓λ≈in Thailand that could cφδβ>ause €190 million ($213←→↑ million) in financial losses to the company, T×"§he Irish Times report✘←£ed citing Reuters. The company has filed ∏≥γcomplaints in Thailand and has firΩ§ed all the involved employees. It hopes to r₩∏ ecover the losses from frozen b☆™ank accounts, insurance and lawsuit≠ s.Organizer:China Insurance Digital &a♠¥↕∏mp; AI Development 202✘✘0Web:http://en.zenseegroup.com/p/560573/Con ¶tact:Ann 021-65650305