ACORD released the first-quarter update for the Global Insurance Stock Index, which tracks the performance of the world's largest publicly traded insurance carriers, spanning the life and non-life sectors.
Despite the current volatility and uncertainty among worldwide markets, the ACORD Global Stock Index finished1Q2025 up 28.5% over the prior year versus a broader market return of 5.7%. Premium growth and strong investment returns helped drive earnings, while current capacity helped absorb the shocks of natural catastrophes and other adverse reserve developments experienced during the quarter. The remainder of the year will likely see increased volatility as the impact of global market dynamics and macroeconomic conditions on the insurance industry evolve.
The ACORD Global Insurance Stock Index is available as a free resource to ACORD members as part of our research and development area. To learn more about ACORD R&D, please visit acord.org/research.