ROE for US P&C insurers reached decade high level in 2025: AM Best
May 12th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source
A new AM Best report has revealed that the return-on-equity for U.S. property & casualty (P&C) insurers reached a decade high level of 14.97% in 2025, while the cost of equity held relatively steady at 8.18%. Despite early-year challenges for P&C insurers, with the California wildfires causing extensive damage in January, a relatively benign hurricane […] The post ROE for US P&C insurers reached decade high level in 2025: AM Best appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws.
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