http://www.postonline.co.uk/ Insurance POST en Diversification into primary insurance leads to shuffle among the world’s largest reinsurance groups AM Best's Catherine Thomas and Mathilde Jakobsen explain. https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7893466/top-50-reinsurers-global-reinsurance-segment-marked-by-stability-and-uncertainty https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7893466/top-50-reinsurers-global-reinsurance-segment-marked-by-stability-and-uncertainty Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:00:00 +0000 Catherine Thomas Mathilde Jakobsen The 100 largest UK-regulated insurers reported a combined underwriting profit in 2019, albeit lower than in 2018. Bond yields fell in 2019, however, investment earnings benefited from the strong performance of equity markets. How will the impact of the challenges from 2020 including Covid-19, climate change and Brexit affect the market going forward? https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7676756/top-100-uk-insurers-2020-am-best-commentary-material-uncertainty https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7676756/top-100-uk-insurers-2020-am-best-commentary-material-uncertainty Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:19:17 +0100 Catherine Thomas The 100 largest UK-regulated insurers, ranked by non-life gross premium written, reported a combined underwriting profit in 2018, compared to a loss in 2017. Catherine Thomas, senior director of analytics in London at AM Best, explains how they achieved this against such a challenging backdrop. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/4368116/top-100-uk-insurers-2019-am-best-commentary-insurers-well-placed-to-withstand-strong-headwinds https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/4368116/top-100-uk-insurers-2019-am-best-commentary-insurers-well-placed-to-withstand-strong-headwinds Wed, 02 Oct 2019 06:00:00 +0100 Catherine Thomas In 2017, the combined underwriting results of the largest 100 UK non-life insurers improved but remained in the red. How well did insurers perform under pressure from strong competition and unfavourable claims trends? https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3768761/top-100-uk-insurers-2018-am-best-commentary-under-pressure https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3768761/top-100-uk-insurers-2018-am-best-commentary-under-pressure Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0100 Catherine Thomas Hit by a negative discount rate, the top 100 UK insurers reported a combined underwriting loss last year. What other challenges has the market faced? https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/3308371/top-uk-insurers-2017-am-best-commentary-the-uncertainty-principle https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/3308371/top-uk-insurers-2017-am-best-commentary-the-uncertainty-principle Thu, 05 Oct 2017 06:00:00 +0100 Catherine Thomas How have the top 100 insurers fared over the past year? What have been the highs and lows faced by the market? https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/2470918/top-100-uk-insurers-2016-commentary-under-pressure https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/2470918/top-100-uk-insurers-2016-commentary-under-pressure Wed, 05 Oct 2016 07:10:00 +0100 Catherine Thomas