Premium growth remains above historical levels. (Credit: Nuthawut/Adobe Stock)

The U.S. property and casualty industry improved its underwriting and earnings performance last year, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

Even with large catastrophe losses, the industry achieved a 96.6% combined ratio, down 5.2 percentage points from 2023. The combined ratio is a measure of insurer profitability: anything below 100% indicates a profit, while anything above 100% indicates an underwriting loss.

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Corey Dahl

Corey Dahl is assistant editor with PropertyCasualty360.com. Reach her at [email protected].