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KBW: Casualty margins deteriorate in Q1 and E&S growth slows

US casualty margins generally deteriorated in the first quarter of 2024 amid elevated social inflation, which is expected to drive “modestly accelerated” rate increases for the business through this year, according to analysis by KBW.

KBW: US domestic P&C premiums grew 9.8% in Q3 but E&S growth slowed

The US domestic P&C industry saw DWP growth accelerate in the third quarter of 2023 to 9.8 percent together with direct loss ratio improvement as rate increases in personal and commercial lines earned through, although growth was pared back in the E&S sub-sector.