RAA Reports Dramatic Deterioration in US Reinsurers' Operating Results
November 30, 2017
In a survey of reinsurers' statutory underwriting results conducted by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), a group of 18 US property and casualty reinsurers wrote $34.2 billion of net premiums during the 9 months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $32.2 billion for the same period in 2016. The combined ratio for the group was 111.9 percent, deteriorating from the 94.9-percent combined ratio reported for the same period in 2016. The combined ratio is attributable to a 88.1-percent loss ratio and an expense ratio of 23.8 percent. Policyholders' surplus is flat versus the prior quarter.
According to the RAA website, the RAA Reinsurance Underwriting Report presents the cumulative quarterly underwriting and operating results of major US property casualty reinsurers and includes premiums, losses, underwriting and expense ratios, and other financial results, including the following interactive report sections.
- Quarterly underwriting report
- Profitability scatter graph
- Change in net written premium heat map
- Underwriting ratio analysis graph
- Gross written premium compared to net written premium graph
- Combined ratio ranking graph
- Premium report
- Underwriting report
- Income report
Visit the RAA's website to view the 9-month underwriting reports for 2017/2016 in the Quarterly Underwriting and Operating Report. Each section of the report may be downloaded as a PDF file and printed.
November 30, 2017
