Joseph Roethel, director, AM Best, discusses two Best's Special Reports that found no catastrophe-driven P/C impairments following three years of elevated storm losses, while recent health impairments include a number of troubled affiliates.
March 19, 2026
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AM Best: First Look – 2025 US Property/Casualty Financial Results
AM Best: Five US Life/Health Companies, One US Property/Casualty Company Impaired in 2024
AM Best: Affirmations Rose in 2025 for both US P/C, L/H
AM Best: Benchmarking EMEA Ratings – Improving Credit Quality, but Common Themes Highlighted as Weaknesses
AM Best: Cat Bond Growth Accelerates as Loss Multiples Compress
AM Best: US D&O Liability Market – Prioritizing Long-Term Profitability Amid Competition, Emerging Risks
AM Best: US Health Insurers Seek Improved Underwriting Performance in 2026
AM Best: US Life/Annuity Industry Continues to Shift More Focus to Annuities
AM Best: Rate Action, Investment Gains Drive US P/C Results Despite Headwinds
AM Best: Outlook for US D&O Revised to Stable
AM Best's Tuite: Sidecar Market Seeing Growth on both Property, Casualty Sides
AM Best: US Economy Grows Despite Emerging Headwinds
AM Best: Caribbean Insurers’ Reinsurance Costs, Capacity Constraints Moderate, Although Climate Vulnerability Remains
AM Best: Surplus Lines Market Premium Moderates Through Nine Months of 2025
AM Best: Administration’s Executive Order Could Provide Impetus Towards Stabilizing the Cannabis Insurance Market
AM Best: Infrastructure Projects Spur Growth, Help Fuel Profits for Surety Insurers
AM Best: Key Domestic, Global Economic Insights for 2026
AM Best: Global Reinsurance Market Segment Outlook Revised to Stable
AM Best: 3Q25 Snapshot – Personal Lines Momentum Continues to Drive P/C Underwriting Result Improvement
AM Best: Non-Life Runoff – An Evolving Reinsurance Landscape
AM Best: Insurers Turn to Diversification, Reinsurance to Manage Climate Risks
AM Best: Lower P/C Expenses Boost Underwriting Results
AM Best: Reinsurance Market Well Positioned for Transition as Rate Softening Emerges
AM Best's Stark: Captive Insurers Turn to Property Coverage as Commercial Market Tightens
AM Best: Private Equity/Asset Managers-Backed Companies Drive Growth in Affiliated Investments
AM Best: US Life/Annuity Market Segment Outlook Remains Stable
AM Best: Analytical Considerations for IFRS 17 Reporters FAQ
AM Best: Stable Outlook Maintained for US Commercial Lines
AM Best: US Health Market Segment Outlook Remains Negative
AM Best: Major Improvements Following Weak Results Expected to Persist for Nonstandard Auto
AM Best: IFRS 17 Insurance Accounting Standard Creates Consistency Challenges
AM Best: Expiring Subsidies May Result in Shrinking ACA Enrollment, Deteriorating Risk Pool
AM Best: Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges Represent a Unique, Collaborative Structure
AM Best: Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Outlook Revised to Stable
AM Best: Upgrades and Downgrades Nearly Balance for US P/C; Downgrades Decrease for Life/Health in the First Half of 2025
AM Best: Stable Credit Fundamentals Despite Increasing Volatility for Canadian Property/Casualty
AM Best: Steady Growth Brings Steady Results for Canadian Life/Annuity
AM Best: Managing Risk Is Critical as Private Credit Holdings Increase
AM Best: Managed Medicaid Posts $3 Billion Loss in 2024
AM Best: US Title Insurers Navigate Volatile Economic Headwinds
AM Best: US Personal Auto Underwriting Performance Sharply Improved in 2024
AM Best: Stuck In Reverse – Commercial Auto Losses Keep Mounting
AM Best: Challenges to Medicare Advantage Will Hinder Profitability
AM Best: Asia in Focus – A Two-Way Street for Reinsurance Diversification
AM Best: Latin American Reinsurers Reposition as Demand Strengthens
AM Best: Reinsurers Meet Cost of Capital for Second Consecutive Year
AM Best: Dynamics Evolve, Shift in Health Reinsurance Space
AM Best: Record Cat Bond Issuance Boosts ILS Capacity, Reshapes Pricing Landscape
AM Best: Market Segment Outlook – US Health Insurance Outlook Revised to Negative
AM Best: Global Life/Annuity Reinsurers’ Capital Management Evolves to Reach Target Returns, Meet Needs of Cedents
AM Best: World's 50 Largest Reinsurers
AM Best's Teclaw: Group Captives Gain Traction Among High-Risk Industries
AM Best: Momentum Continues for Dedicated Reinsurance Capital Beyond Market Peak
AM Best: Improving US Homeowners Results Challenged by January 2025 Wildfires
AM Best: Rated Captives and Alternative Risk Entities Continue to Emerge, Excel
AM Best: More Insurers Are Outsourcing Their Investment Management Needs
AM Best: US Crop Insurance Writers Benefit as Weather Impacts Ease
AM Best’s Imsirovic: AI Model Poisoning Emerges as New Threat to Insurance Data Integrity
AM Best: Bermuda Remains the Largest Offshore Life/Annuity Reinsurance Domicile
AM Best: Individual Annuity Surrenders Dent Operating Profitability
AM Best: Sketching a Risk Profile for Emerging Crypto Market
AM Best Report on US Cyber: Pricing Cuts Bring First-Ever Reduction in Direct Premiums Written
AM Best: MGA Premiums Show Double-Digit Growth for Fourth Consecutive Year
AM Best's Walker: Insurance Industry Could Face Capacity Constraints in Specific Lines
AM Best: Florida's Property Insurance Market Showing Stabilization Following Volatility, Sharp Premium Increases
AM Best: Medical Professional Liability Underwriting Results Pressured by Complex Landscape
AM Best: Changing Environment Brings New Risks to D&O Insurers
AM Best's Manyem: Successful Innovation Works Best With Early Regulator Engagement
AM Best: Challenging Market Conditions Yield Opportunities for Surplus Lines Insurers
AM Best: Insurers Exceed Cost of Capital Across Segments
AM Best: US Weather Event Risks Highlight Need for Stress Testing