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Inflation watch - August 2017

By Steven Weisbart, Chief Economist

 

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Insurance: Leading through disruption

This presentation, given by Insurance Information Institute CEO Sean Kevelighan, Chief Economist Steven Weisbart and Chief Actuary Jim Lynch, to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI), discusses the unique and strong position the insurance industry plays as a leader in the U.S. economy.

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Inflation watch - July 2017

Price increases relating to auto insurance property claims have been quite moderate recently. Prices for motor vehicle parts and equipment, which affect not only comprehensive and collision claims, but property damage liability as well, rose by 0.5 percent in July 2017 vs. July 2016.

 

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2017 - Commentary on first quarter financial results

For the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry in the first quarter of 2017, the financial weather report (compared with 2016:Q1 and 2015:Q1) was cloudy with occasional bright spots. The clouds: higher CAT claims leading to a deteriorating combined ratio; and continued drop-off in investment yield resulting in a profit slump. The bright spots: stronger net written premium growth; and continued growth in policyholder’s surplus.

Inflation watch - May 2017

The CPI-U—the popular measure of inflation, sometimes called headline inflation—rose by 1.9 percent in May 2017 vs. May 2016, before seasonal adjustment.

 

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Inflation watch - April 2017

Price increases relating to auto insurance property claims have been quite moderate recently. Prices for motor vehicle parts and equipment, which affect not only comprehensive and collision claims, but property damage liability as well, dropped by 0.5 percent in April 2017 vs. April 2016.

 

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Inflation watch - March 2017

The BLS survey of consumer prices for motor vehicle insurance in March 2017 rose by 8.1 percent year-over-year. Of course, many factors other than prices for auto repair—such as the continuing drop in insurers’ investment income, and continuing above-CPI growth in the prices for intensive medical care, and an unusual upturn in the collision rate, which is related to the increase in the number of people employed (and adding cars to rush hour)—likely are affecting these increases.

 

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Inflation watch - February 2017

Price increases relating to auto insurance property claims have been quite moderate recently. Prices for motor vehicle parts and equipment, which affect not only comprehensive and collision claims, but property damage liability as well, dropped by 0.9 percent in February 2017 vs. February 2016.

Tags: 
inflation
economics
auto insurance
homeowners insurance
CPI
PPI

 

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2016 Consumer Insurance Survey

The I.I.I. conducted this survey to collect and measure consumers and homeowners knowledge and sentiments about insurance, including: 

 

  • What they know about insurance—including the purchase of separate policies to cover flood and earthquake damage
  • Their attitudes toward the cost of their insurance coverage
  • How they comparison shop for homeowners insurance; among other topics. 

 

 

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Inflation watch - January 2017

The CPI-U—the popular measure of inflation, sometimes called headline inflation—rose by 2.5 percent in January 2017 vs. January 2016, before seasonal adjustment.

 

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