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US casualty

New Willis facility targets limited US casualty market umbrella capacity

31st March 2026

Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has launched the Willis Excess Liability Lineslip (WELL) facility, an umbrella insurance solution designed to address limited capacity for large and complex casualty risks in the United States. Providing up to $50 million of combined lead umbrella and first excess, the WELL facility offers organisations ... Read the full article

US P&C industry achieved higher underwriting profit in 2025: AM Best

24th March 2026

The US property and casualty (P&C) industry recorded a $60.9 billion net underwriting gain in 2025, a significant increase from the $22.1 billion gain generated in the previous year, reports AM Best. According to the global rating agency's First Look: 2025 US Property/Casualty Financial Results, these improved results were driven by ... Read the full article

US casualty pricing expected to diverge amid softening P&C landscape: Morningstar DBRS

5th February 2026

As the US commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance market is experiencing significant softening across most sectors, as of Q3 2025, US casualty lines remain an exception, with rates continuing to rise, Morningstar DBRS highlights in a recent report. The decline in rates had been driven by competition, strong market ... Read the full article

Mixed perspectives on US Casualty, only time will reveal its true state: Citizens Bank

13th October 2025

The US casualty market continues to give mixed perspectives influenced by a number of shifts in the market’s landscape, according to insights gathered by Citizens Bank’s analysts at this year's RVS ahead of the January 1 reinsurance renewals. “US Casualty continues to have a wide array of viewpoints as significant changes ... Read the full article

US casualty the elephant in the room: S&P

8th September 2024

Although S&P Global Ratings had many positive things to say about the reinsurance sector at its recent briefing in Monte Carlo, Senior Director Taoufik Gharib urged the market not to forget about the major risk posed by the US casualty space. "US casualty is the elephant in the room," Gharib said ... Read the full article