South Carolina Commercial Property Insurance Profitability (2023)

A higher loss ratio means carriers paid out more of each premium dollar in claims, which tends to push South Carolina commercial property rates up and thin the field of carriers competing for the business; a lower one signals a more profitable, more competitive market. A 29.6% underwriting profit means the line stood on its own in South Carolina without leaning on investment income. Counting investment income, carriers earned a 25.3% profit on commercial property insurance transactions in South Carolina in 2023 — NAIC's broadest profitability measure for the line. Either way, these are industry aggregates — your own commercial property rate depends on your business, and the only way to see it is to compare filed rates and real quotes.

South Carolina's $558M in commercial property premiums is the 11th-largest of the 51 states NAIC reports for the line. Across those states, loss ratios span from 399.1% in Hawaii — the toughest market for carriers — down to 11.7% in Wyoming, the most profitable; South Carolina's 32.9% places it 36th of 51. For buyers, a state near the top of that spread usually means firmer commercial property pricing and fewer competing carriers, while a state near the bottom tends to run softer and more competitive. By premium, South Carolina is about 3.0% of the $18.8B national commercial property market, and its loss-ratio rank places it in the more profitable half of states for carrier profitability — context that shapes how aggressively carriers compete for South Carolina commercial property business.

Getting Commercial Property coverage in South Carolina

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