Overview and Outlook for the P and C Insurance Industry

This PowerPoint report, presented to the P/C Insurance Survey Group, gives a detailed overview and outlook for the property casualty (P/C) insurance industry for 2015. It begins with a look at profitability peaks and troughs for the P/C industry from 1975 through the first quarter of 2015, and makes a prediction based on history when the next peak will be. It also discusses future growth drivers, with a focus on investment performance, and presents interest rate forecasts from 2015 to 2021 and takes a look at the impact that capital accumulation will have on the industry. Special sections address overall capital and capacity, alternative capital, performance by segment, workers compensation and M&A activity as a path to growth.