Loss Ratio Percentile Lookup

Enter a homeowners insurance loss ratio (the share of premium dollars an insurer pays out as claims). The tool maps it onto the U.S. Federal Insurance Office (FIO) 2018-2022 distribution across 25,593 ZIP codes and tells you the percentile + AM Best style interpretation band.

Accepts decimals (0.65) or percentages (65%). Range: 0 to 200%.

Reference distribution (FIO 2018-2022)

Percentile Loss ratio at this percentile Band
P5 18.0% insurer-favorable
P10 24.0% insurer-favorable
P25 36.0% insurer-favorable
P50 54.0% insurer-favorable
P60 61.0% healthy
P70 69.0% healthy
P75 74.0% healthy
P80 81.0% consumer-favorable
P85 89.0% consumer-favorable
P90 97.0% consumer-favorable
P95 112.0% underwriting-loss
P99 148.0% underwriting-loss

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Insurance Office, Analyses of U.S. Homeowners Insurance Markets 2018-2022 (25,593 ZIP-level observations). See methodology for caveats.