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 2026 Best's Rankings: Top 75 US and Canada Public Insurers - 2026 Edition
This Best's Ranking includes insurers ranked by 2025 assets.
Source: Rankings   Date: June 12, 2026
 2026 Best's Rankings: Top 75 US and Canada Public Insurers - 2026 Edition
This Best's Ranking includes insurers ranked by 2025 revenue.
Source: Rankings   Date: June 12, 2026
 Special Report: Florida Reforms Are a Positive Development; Underwriting Discipline Remains Essential
Recent legislative reforms in the Florida property insurance market have driven substantial earnings in 2025.
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Source: Special Reports   Date: May 20, 2026
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Fourth-Quarter Net Income Multiplies 10-Fold at Florida Homeowners Insurer Universal
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.'s fourth-quarter available net income multiplied 10-fold to $66.6 million as the combined ratio improved 20.4 points to 87.5. The competitive ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 25, 2026
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Universal CEO Questions if New Florida Insurers Understand State's Property Market
His company won't "chase premium," Donaghy added. "We are sticking to rate adequacy" to maintain service levels and profitability. And so far, he said independent agents seem ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 24, 2025
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Universal Swings to $39.8 Million Third-Quarter Net Profit, Combined Ratio Improves
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. swung to an available net income of $39.8 million in the third quarter against a $16.2 million net loss a year earlier. Net premiums earned rose ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 23, 2025
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Universal CEO: Florida Property Competitors Nibble at Market Pockets, but No One's Really Hungry
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Stephen Donaghy said during a second-quarter earnings conference call. The state's largest private homeowners writer's net ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 25, 2025
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Evidence on Claims Handling Results in New Trial for Universal, Florida Court Rules
Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Co. will have another chance to defend a home insurance claim denial after a Florida appeals court ruled a policyholder's lawyer ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 3, 2025
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Universal CEO: Florida Homeowners Entrants Don't Drive Pricing; First-Quarter Net Income Rises
Stephen Donaghy said during a first-quarter earnings call. Many companies in what he called a healthier environment seek growth in specific areas, not statewide. Universal is "very ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 28, 2025
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Universal Insurance Resolves Claim Accusations, Returns $30M to Florida Hurricane Fund
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. resolved allegations it fraudulently submitted ineligible Hurricane Irma claims for reimbursement and agreed to return more than $30 million to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 2, 2025
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Universal CEO: Hurricane Helene a Full-Retention Event; Milton to Hit Second Tower
Chief Executive Officer Steve Donaghy. The carrier anticipates $600 million to $900 million in combined losses from three hurricanes-Debby, Helene and Milton-that made landfall ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 25, 2024
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Top Florida Private Homeowners Insurer Universal Holdings Widens Third-Quarter Net Loss
The combined ratio worsened 6.2 points to 116.9 following Florida-landfalling hurricanes. Net premiums earned rose 4.4% to $345.7 million as policies in force grew to 844,539. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 24, 2024
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 2024 Best’s Rankings: Top 75 US and Canada Public Insurers - 2024 Edition
This Best's Ranking includes insurers ranked by 2023 assets.
Source: Rankings   Date: June 25, 2024
 2024 Best’s Rankings: Top 75 US and Canada Public Insurers - 2024 Edition
This Best's Ranking includes insurers ranked by 2023 revenue.
Source: Rankings   Date: June 25, 2024
 Special Report: Florida Property Insurance Market Improves; Reinsurance Dependency Remains High   Set up an alert from the report page
The aggregate combined ratio for active Florida specialists, as well as Citizens, outperformed AM Best’s personal property composite for the first time since 2017.
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Source: Special Reports   Date: May 30, 2024
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Florida-Based Universal Increases First-Quarter Net Income 39.2%, Cedes Less Premium
Executive Officer Stephen Donaghy said in a statement. The company is Florida's largest private homeowners writer. "Results were solid across the board ... Direct premiums written ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 26, 2024
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Big Island Hawaiians Face Their Own Insurance Crisis, Industry Watchers Say
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. announced it was leaving the state's homeowners, condominium and renters markets entirely by Aug. 31. The biggest impact would be on ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 28, 2024
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Florida Court Says Notice to Sue Regulation Is Not Retroactive
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., after sustaining a loss that occurred before the legislature approved a measure requiring a 10-day notice to the carrier before filing ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 29, 2023
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Universal CEO: Third-Quarter Available Net Loss Narrows to $5.9 Million
The severity of Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall Aug. 30 in the Big Bend area of Florida, "appears considerably smaller than initially anticipated and is comfortably absorbed ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 26, 2023
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CEO: Universal Holdings Sees Decreased Litigation, Assignment of Benefits in Florida
Donaghy said in a conference call. He said it will take another year to 14 months for the legislation to impact the company's entire book, but they expect to see decreases in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 28, 2023
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