The SECURE Act
Let ALIRT help you implement a “best practice” approach to selecting annuity carrier partners as part of your fiduciary duty and safe harbor requirements.
Trends in Individual Annuities
In this review, we concentrate on the recent changes in the annuity product landscape
Badger Mutual Faces Severe A.M. Best Downgrade – Regional Property/Auto Insurers Under Pressure
The worsening plight of a number of smaller regional property & casualty insurers was on full display today as A.M. Best downgraded Milwaukee-based Badger Mutual Insurance Company (BMIC) three pegs from B+
ALIRT Research – Fronting Insurers Update
Given the recent bombshell regarding fraudulent collateral issues at insurtech Vesttoo – a development which follows closely upon a $60 million collateral dispute write-down by Trisura in 4Q2022 – we provide below
Largest U.S. Surplus Lines Carriers Underperforming the Broader Commercial Lines Market
Last month, A.M. Best released its annual study of the U.S. surplus lines market. We thought this a perfect opportunity to review the financial quality of the largest domestic E&S insurers, per
More Trouble Ahead For U.S. Property Insurers? Heeding The Canaries In the Coalmine
ALIRT recently noted the substantial downgrade of Texas property insurer Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association (GFMIA) followed closely by the liquidation of Kansas-based MutualAid eXchange (MAX). While we would normally not issue
Overview of Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges and Recent Market Trends
Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges (RIE; also referred to interinsurance exchanges) have long been a part of the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry, with roots dating back to the late nineteenth century. Many
Cracks Starting to Show? Fallout From Collateral Issues with Vesttoo
It’s tough times for the U.S. property & casualty (P&C) Industry. Tough times for insureds who confront ever higher rates in most lines of business, for (re)insurers which are struggling to right-size
ALIRT Update: Residual Market Trends in Higher Risk States
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
No Surprise – Hallmark Insurer Subsidiaries Downgraded
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Florida Domestic Insurer Market Update
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Risk Retention Group Market Overview
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Louisiana Homeowners Insurance Market – Incentive Program Applicants
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Argonaut to Be Acquired by Brookfield Re: Aspen Redux?
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
The Spectrum Approach to Insurer Financial Oversight – PC
Adopting a binary approach to the consideration of an insurer’s financial strength; i.e. that the carrier is either solvent (good) or insolvent (bad), is a common and potentially costly due diligence mistake.
P&C Mutual Insurance Market Overview
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Hurricane Ian Loss Estimates for Florida Homeowners Specialist Cohort
Several weeks ago, ALIRT sent an email detailing total Hurricane Ian loss estimates based on releases from the international insurance community over the past two months.
Unpacking Hurricane Ian Losses
As ALIRT prepares to digest the 9 month 2022 statutory financial filings issued late last week, we pause to consider the impact of Hurricane Ian which struck Florida with sizeable force in
U.S. Surplus Lines Overview
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
Argo to Sell Lloyd’s Business to Westfield Specialty
Register to read full abstract Already registered? Login here
The Insurtech “Full Stack” Strategy Starts to Sputter
Insurtech firms have made a big splash in the U.S. Property & Casualty market over the past 6-7 years, most initially as tech-enabled distributors of insurance but increasingly as underwriters as well.
