2014 Alabama Insurance Market Analysis Ted A. Kinney, CIC CPCU ARM AU AAM AAI AINS CPIA CRIS AIIA Director of Education and Technical Affairs

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1 2014 Alabama Insurance Market Analysis Ted A. Kinney, CIC CPCU ARM AU AAM AAI AINS CPIA CRIS AIIA Director of Education and Technical Affairs The 2014 Edition of the Property/Casualty State/Line Report published by A.M. Best reflects the Alabama P&C market based on 2013 industry data. Premium results are classified by line of business and by insurance company. This compilation reflects only rank by premium volume and market share for the top ten carriers by line in Alabama. Direct writers in 2013 saw a slight increase in market share, with 57.6%, which reflects a.5% increase from 2012 (57.1%). This represents $4.21 billion of the $7.31 billion dollar Alabama market. National/State agency companies produced 42.4% of the market in 2013, which reflects a.1% increase from National/State agency carriers wrote $3.10 billion of the $7.31 billion dollar Alabama market. A close look at the breakdown of percentages gives a better understanding of the market segmentation between the Direct Writers and National/State companies. Direct writers are still the leader in the personal lines market, producing 80.8% of the $1.56 billion dollar Homeowners market, 79.7% of the $1.38 billion Private Passenger Automobile Liability market and 82.6% of the $1.14 billion Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage market. The two major personal lines markets where National/State agency companies produced higher market percentages are the Fire insurance market with 68.7% of the $229.6 million dollar premium writings and the Allied Lines market with 72.8% of $191.4 million dollar premium writings. While the Direct Writers dominate the personal lines market, National/State agency companies continue to produce the majority of the commercial lines premium with 66.3% of the $382.7 million dollar Commercial Multi-Peril Non-Liability market, 64.8% of the $186.8 million dollar Commercial Multi-Peril Liability market, 59.0% of the $233.4 million dollar Inland Marine Market, 78.3% of the $312.5 million dollar Workers Compensation market, 81.6% of the $285.3 million dollar Commercial Auto Liability market, 73.3% of the $99.0 million dollar Commercial Auto Physical Damage market, 85.8% of the $34.6 million dollar Products Liability market, 78.2% of the $351.3 million dollar Other Commercial Liability market, and 81.9% of the $132.3 million dollar Medical Malpractice market. The Alabama All Lines Study represents approximately $7.31 billion dollars and includes all of the totals represented in this article. Of this total, 57.6% or approximately $4.21 billion dollars is written by Direct Writers with the balance of 42.4% or approximately $3.10 billion dollars written by National/State agency companies. The overall market grew from $6.88 billion in 2012 to $7.31 billion in Market share for Direct Writers increased.5% in 2013 (57.6%) compared to 2012 (57.1%).

2 Fire Insurance 1. American International Group , Farmers Insurance Group , Assurant Insurance Group , Auto Owners Insurance Group , Zurich Financial Services , Travelers , Munich-American Group , National Security Group 3.3 7, Liberty 3.1 7, FM Global Group 3.0 6,941 The Fire insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $229.6 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $71.8 million dollars or 31.3% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $154.8 million dollars or 68.7% of the total. Homeowners 1. State Farm Group , ALFA Insurance Group , Allstate Insurance Group , Farmers Insurance Group , Travelers Insurance Companies , USAA Group , Liberty Mutual , Nationwide Group , Country Financial , Auto-Owners Insurance Group ,207 The Homeowners insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $1.5 billion dollars. Direct Writers produced $1.2 billion dollars or 80.8% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $299.8 million dollars or 19.2% of the total.

3 Allied Lines 1. Zurich Financial Services NA , FM Global Group , American International Group , Assurant P&C Group , Allegheny Insurance Holdings Group , Travelers Group 4.7 9, ACE INA Group 4.5 8, USAA Group 4.2 7, Nationwide Group 3.5 6, Cincinnati Insurance Companies 3.2 6,082 The Allied Lines insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $191.4 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $53.9 million dollars or 28.2% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $137.4 million dollars or 72.8% of the total. Private Passenger Auto Liability 1. State Farm Group , ALFA Insurance Group , Allstate Insurance Group , Berkshire Hathaway , Progressive Group , USAA Group , Nationwide Group , Farmers Insurance Group , Liberty Mutual , Travelers Insurance Companies ,759 The Private Passenger Auto Liability insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $1.38 billion dollars. Direct Writers produced $1.101 billion dollars or 79.7% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $280.4 million dollars or 20.3% of the total.

4 Private Passenger Auto Physical Damage 1. State Farm Group , ALFA Insurance Group , Allstate Insurance Group , Berkshire Hathaway , USAA Group , Progressive Group , Nationwide Group , Farmers Insurance Group , Liberty Mutual , Travelers Insurance Companies ,121 The Private Passenger Auto Physical Damage insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $1.14 billion dollars. Direct Writers produced $945.6 million dollars or 82.6% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $198.7 million dollars or 17.4% of the total. Commercial Mult-Peril (Non-Liability) 1. Travelers Insurance Companies , Cincinnati Insurance Companies , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , State Farm Group , Nationwide Group , Alabama Municipal Group , ALFA Insurance Group , Hartford Insurance Group , Zurich Financial Services NA , Allstate Insurance Group ,190 The Commercial Multi-Peril (Non-Liability) market in Alabama represents approximately $382.7 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $128.8 million dollars or 33.7% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $253.8 million dollars or 66.3% of the total.

5 Commercial Mult-Peril (Liability) 1. Alabama Municipal Group , Travelers Insurance Companies , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , Nationwide Group , Cincinnati Insurance Companies 5.0 9, Philadelphia/Tokio Group 4.6 8, State Farm Group 3.6 6, Starr International Group 3.4 6, FCCI Insurance Group 3.1 5, CNA Insurance Companies 3.1 5,727 The Commercial Multi-Peril (Liability) market in Alabama represents approximately $186.8 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $65.8 million dollars or 35.3% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $120.9 million dollars or 64.7% of the total. Inland Marine 1. Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies , CNA Insurance Companies , State Farm Group , Travelers Group , Zurich Financial Services NA , American International Group 3.5 8, Progressive Group 2.9 6, FM Global Group 2.7 6, ALFA Insurance Group 2.6 5, Allianz American Companies 2.5 5,828 The Inland Marine market in Alabama represents approximately $233.4 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $95.7 million dollars or 41.0% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $137.7 million dollars or 59.0% of the total.

6 Workers Compensation 1. Travelers Group , Hartford Insurance Group , Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies , Zurich Financial Services NA , American International Group, Inc , Berkshire Hathaway , Great American P&C Group , W.R. Berkley Group , Benchmark Insurance Company 3.1 9, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies 3.0 9,267 The Workers Compensation market in Alabama represents approximately $312.5 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $67.8 million dollars or 21.7% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $244.7 million dollars or 78.3% of the total. Other Liability 1. American International Group, Inc , Travelers Insurance Companies , Zurich Financial Services NA , Cincinnati Insurance Companies , Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies , Assurant Insurance Group , Nationwide Group , Penn National Insurance , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , Fairfax Financial (USA) Group ,963 The Other Liability market in Alabama represents approximately $351.3 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $76.5 million dollars or 21.8% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $274.8 million dollars or 78.2% of the total.

7 Commercial Auto Liability 1. Progressive Group , Travelers Insurance Companies , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , American International Group, Inc , Nationwide Group , Old Republic Insurance Group , Zurich Financial Services NA , Canal Group , Penn National Insurance Group 3.2 9, Cincinnati Insurance Companies 3.0 8,459 The Commercial Auto Liability market in Alabama represents approximately $285.3 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $52.5 million dollars or 18.4% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $282.7 million dollars or 81.6% of the total. Commercial Auto Physical Damage 1. Auto-Owners Insurance Group , Progressive Group 9.0 8, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group 8.2 8, Travelers Insurance Companies 6.5 6, Nationwide Group 4.2 4, Old Republic Insurance Group 3.4 3, QBE Americas Group 3.0 2, Zurich Financial Services NA 2.9 2, State Farm Group 2.9 2, Penn National Insurance 2.6 2,586 The Commercial Auto Physical Damage market in Alabama represents approximately $99.0 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $26.5 million dollars or 26.8% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $72.5 million dollars or 73.2% of the total.

8 Products Liability 1. Penn National Insurance , Cincinnati Insurance Companies 8.3 2, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies 7.5 2, W.R. Berkley Group 5.0 1, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies 4.2 1, Travelers Insurance Companies 3.5 1, EMC Insurance Companies 3.5 1, CNA Insurance Companies 3.3 1, Hartford Insurance Group 3.2 1, United Fire & Casualty Group 3.1 1,068 The Products liability market in Alabama represents approximately $34.6 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $4.9 million dollars or 14.2% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $29.7 million dollars or 85.8% of the total. Medical Professional Liability 1. ProAssurance Group , MAG Mutual Group 7.2 9, Centennial Casualty Company 5.4 7, Coastal Insurance RRG, Inc , CNA Insurance Companies 5.2 6, Berkshire Hathaway 4.5 5, State Volunteer Mutual 2.0 2, Red Clay RRG, Inc , W.R. Berkley Group 1.2 1, Ironshore Insurance Group 1.1 1,481 The Medical Malpractice market in Alabama represents approximately $132.3 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $24.0 million dollars or 18.2% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $108.2 million dollars or 81.8% of the total.

9 Federal Flood 1. Assurant P&C Group , Selective Insurance Group , WRM America Group , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , Allstate Insurance Group 7.9 2, Nationwide Group 7.4 2, American International Group 7.0 1, USAA Group 6.3 1, Hartford Insurance Group 5.9 1, Travelers Group 5.3 1,521 The Federal Flood market in Alabama represents approximately $28.5 million dollars. Direct Writers produced $8.4 million dollars or 29.7% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $20.0 million dollars or 70.3% of the total. All Lines Overall Ranking (Top 20) 1. State Farm Group ,154, ALFA Insurance Group , Allstate Insurance Group , Travelers Insurance Companies , Berkshire Hathaway , USAA Group , Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies , Nationwide Group , Farmers Insurance Group , Progressive Group , American International Group, Inc , Auto-Owners Insurance Group , Cincinnati Insurance Companies , Zurich Financial Services NA , CNA Insurance Companies , Country Financial , Hartford Insurance Group , ACE INA Group , ProAssurance Group , Chubb Group of Insurance Companies ,820

10 The total Property and Casualty insurance market in Alabama represents approximately $7.3 billion dollars. Direct Writers produced $4.2 billion dollars or 57.6% of this amount. National/State agency companies produced $3.1 billion dollars or 42.4% of the total.