Brokers News

Oct 07, 2020

Marketscout barometer of US personal lines rates +5% Q3 2020 and up to 40% in catastrophe exposed areas

We have been following the MarketScout barometer for years as it is such a useful insight into local US rates. This latest release shows a US nationwide increase with much steeper increases for homeowners in hurricane and/or wildfire areas…

Aug 29, 2020

CIAB Report on US commercial property and casualty market as at mid-year 2020

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) report on the US commercial property and casualty market as at mid-year 2020 is a valuable insight into the state of that market…

Aug 14, 2020

Marsh Global Commerical Insurance Index shows highest increase since 2012

The global broker Marsh has released its Q2 report on worldwide insurance pricing showing…

Jul 09, 2020

Willis Re market report of 1 July renewals

Willis Re has published its assessment of the 1st July reinsurance market which contains illuminating information on the post Covid market. Please click here for the full report in pdf format titled "Prudence During Unforeseen Times"…

Jul 07, 2020

Hampden Agencies June Newsletter

Please click here to read the June Newsletter which has been sent to Hampden clients.…

Jun 17, 2020

State of the US insurance market by brokers AmWins and USI

Two separate reports by US broker firms AmWins and USI covering the latest quarter's pricing and market conditions both provide very encouraging news on the momentum of price increases being experienced currently.…

Jun 03, 2020

Florida property renewals pricing rises sharply

As mentioned in our earlier article (click here) expectations for the Florida reinsurance renewals as at 1 June were for significant price increases as a result of various factors, not least of which is of course Covid-19.…

May 12, 2020

Marsh "Global Insurance Market Report - 2020 Q1"

The global broker Marsh published earlier this month its commentary on renewal activity for worldwide insurance risks up to 30 March 2020 showing a continuing upward trend in rate increases.…

May 12, 2020

Willis Towers Watson market report on US insurance renewal expectations

Willis Tower Watson's ("WTW") report "Insurance Marketplace Realities" serves as a guide for WTW's North American insurance buyers who are preparing for their upcoming renewals. For the first time ever, since first produced in 2016, "not a single line is predicting overall decreases". The overall trend is for increasing rates - "Overall, 23 lines are expected to see price increases and five will see a mix of both increases and decreases or flat renewals."…

Apr 30, 2020

Hampden Podcasts

The various Podcasts recorded during April are available on the Hampden Agencies home page (click here) by scrolling halfway down.…