On February 6th, the Financial Services Group at Aon published the Pricing Index for Public D&O insurance for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The pricing index tracks premium changes relative to the base year of 2001.

The Pricing Index decreased to 1.71 from 2.02 in the prior-year quarter, the third quarterly decrease since Q4 2017. The average cost of $1 million in limits decreased 15.3 percent compared to the prior-year quarter.

However, the Q4 2022 results were impacted by a large client that purchased an 18-month program in Q2 2021 and, as such, was not in the prior-year quarter. Excluding this client, the Pricing Index decreased 17.8 percent in Q4 2022.

Fourth Quarter Key Metrics and Highlights

• Average price per million decreased 15.3 percent compared to the prior-year quarter: price per million, adjusted for certain items, decreased 17.8 percent.
• Price per million for clients that renewed in both Q4 2022 and Q4 2021 decreased 17.6 percent.
• 65 percent of primary policies renewing with the same limit and deductible experienced a price decrease; 9 percent had a price increase.
• Overall price change for primary policies renewing with same limit and deductible was down 5.1 percent.
• 96.5 percent of primary policies renewed with the same limit.
• 82.9 percent of primary policies renewed with the same deductible.
• 80.6 percent of primary policies renewed with the same limit and deductible.
• 97.1 percent of primary policies renewed with the same carrier.

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Contact

The index can be discussed with Financial Services Group professional Peter M. Trunfio.



Peter M. Trunfio
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, U.S. - Financial Services Group
New York