Tim ZawackiUS Property and Casualty Insurance, US Life and Health Insurance
Tim Zawacki is a principal research analyst covering the U.S. insurance industry for S&P Global Market Intelligence. He has covered the insurance industry in various capacities since joining SNL Financial in 1999.
Tim Zawacki is a principal research analyst covering the U.S. insurance industry for S&P Global Market Intelligence. He has covered the insurance industry in various capacities since joining SNL Financial in 1999. Based in Charlottesville, VA, Timauthors the annual US P&C Market Report,US Life and Annuity Market Report and various other thought leadership providing historical context and forward-looking outlooks regarding key industry trends and developments at the line of business level. Tim hasalso published numerous articles and research on M&A activity in the property and casualty and life and health insurance sectors, focused on trends in the underwriting and distribution sides of the business. He is a 1999 graduate of the University of Virginia.
Manulife's $1.9B reinsurance deal still a rarity for long-term care space
Manulife Financial Corp. has closed the second multibillion-dollar reinsurance deal in the past two years for its long-term care business, even as such transactions remain rare across the industry. The Canada-based insurer's US subsidiaries of John Hancock will cede approximately $1.9 billion in long-term care (LTC) liabilities to Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA), accord...
US life and annuity market to experience top-line extremes, report projects
A blowout year for individual annuity production in 2024 will lead to the strongest growth for the US life insurance industry in more than two decades, but it will also create a high hurdle for future expansion in a lower interest rate environment. ➤ We have opted to err on the side of conservatism in the S&P Global Market Intelligence 2024 US Life and Annuity Market Report, pr...
Relative value search leads US life insurers to boost mortgage positions
Prospects for attractive risk-adjusted returns led US life insurers to incrementally accelerate their investments in mortgage loans during the second quarter even as they continue to face questions about the risks associated with their exposure to certain embattled property types. ➤ Data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence show that the aggregate value of mortgage loans ...
