Thinking about investing in an insurance company? Then you need to know one number: the combined ratio. What is it?In short, the combined ratio is the measure of the premiums an insurer earns -- i.e, ...

In short, the combined ratio is the measure of the premiums an insurer earns -- i.e, the revenue it collects from policy holders -- relative to the total it pays out in claims, plus its expenses. The ...

Ask Warren Buffett about the importance of low long-term combined ratios. Investors who buy insurance companies with low long-term combined ratios should eventually be rewarded with superior ...