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AXA reports 2% dip in revenues; sees accelerating price increases at AXA XL

4th November 2020

Global insurer and reinsurer AXA has announced that total revenues declined by 2% to €79.7 billion for the nine month period ended September 30th, 2020, as stable revenues within its property and casualty (P&C) business were offset by lower volumes as a result of COVID-19, alongside a decline in personal ... Read the full article

Hannover Re posts 9M underwriting loss; reinstates profit guidance for 2020

4th November 2020

German reinsurance giant, Hannover Re, has reported a 33.4% reduction in Group net income for the first nine months of the year to €667.8 million, as the firm's property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance segment fell to an underwriting loss as major loss expenditure exceeded budget in the period. Group net income ... Read the full article

Athene’s Q3 net income rises by 125% to $622mn

3rd November 2020

Bermuda-based provider of retirement and savings solutions, Athene Holding Ltd., has reported a rise in net income to $622 million for the third-quarter of 2020, driven in part by favourable changes in the fair value of reinsurance assets owing to tightening credit spreads. Net income of $622 million represents a substantial ... Read the full article

Crawford & Company net income doubles in Q3

3rd November 2020

Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management solutions, has released its Q3 results which show that net income has more than doubled to $24.4 million, compared with $11.0 million in the same period last year. However, on a non-GAAP basis, the company’s net income totalled $15.2 million in Q3, compared ... Read the full article

Unprecedented level of weather losses sees Heritage report Q3 loss

3rd November 2020

An unprecedented level of weather losses in the third-quarter of 2020 has pushed super-regional P&C insurer, Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., to a net loss of $5.2 million for the period. The reported net loss for Q3 2020 compares with net income of $8.1 million a year earlier, as net current accident ... Read the full article

Kemper’s Q3 results show drop in net income

3rd November 2020

US insurer Kemper Corporation has announced its Q3 results which show that net income has dropped to $122.3 million, compared to $129mn in the same period last year. The company's adjusted consolidated net operating income was $90.9 million for Q3 2020, compared to $130.0 million for Q3 2019. However, the insurer's specialty ... Read the full article

Argo falls to Q3 underwriting loss amid elevated cat losses

3rd November 2020

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has reported a net loss of $31.6 million for the third-quarter of 2020 and an operating loss of $11.9 million, while the company's combined ratio improved slightly, year-on-year, to 110.7%. For the nine month period ended September 30th, 2020, Argo has reported a net loss of ... Read the full article

CNA Financial improves Q3 income despite heavy cat losses

2nd November 2020

Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corporation has reported an improved net income of $213 million for the third quarter of 2020 despite clocking an elevated $160 million of catastrophe losses for the period. Top line growth and higher investment income helped the company to beat an income figure of $107 million for ... Read the full article

Rate improvements help Hiscox to grow top line

2nd November 2020

Specialist re/insurer Hiscox has reported a 2% increase in gross written premiums over the first nine months of 2020, helped by strong rate improvements across both its primary and reinsurance business. GWP stood at $3,262.4 million for 9M 2020, compared with $3,212.6 million for the same period last year. This included 7% ... Read the full article

MAPFRE’s revenue falls 12% in first nine months of 2020

30th October 2020

Spanish re/insurer MAPFRE has reported a revenue of €19.1 billion euros for the first nine months of the year, an 11.9% decrease compared to the same period in 2019. Premiums also dropped 11.9% to €15.6 billion. Earnings came in at €450 million, a 2.7% drop compared to the first nine months of 2019. The insurance unit saw ... Read the full article

Investment income saves Watford from Q3 loss

30th October 2020

Bermuda domiciled re/insurance company Watford Holdings has posted a net income of $78.1 million for the third quarter of Q3, as strong investment returns offset an underwriting loss. Watford’s net investment income for Q3 2020 was $92.8 million, a significant improvement on the $14.0 million that it posted for the same ... Read the full article

The Hartford’s Q3 net income falls 14% to $453mn

30th October 2020

Property and casualty insurer The Hartford has reported a net income of $453 million for the third quarter, down 14% from the prior year period. Core earnings for the quarter declined 4% to $527 million. Incurred losses from COVID-19 were $72 million, before tax, comprised of Property and Casualty losses of $37 million ... Read the full article

Aon reports organic reinsurance revenue growth of 13%

30th October 2020

Re/insurance broker Aon has reported organic revenue growth of 9% in its Reinsurance Solutions division during the third quarter of 2020. The Reinsurance Division posted revenue of $321 million in Q3 2020, compared with $291 million for the same period last year. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter of elevated growth for ... Read the full article

Arch’s reinsurance business recovers in Q3 despite high cat losses

30th October 2020

Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group has announced a mild improvement in net income over the third quarter of 2020, helped by a recovery in its reinsurance business. Net income totaled $408.6 million in Q3, up from $382.1 million in for the same period in 2019. The result was helped by $5.5 million ... Read the full article

Everest Re reports $243mn Q3 net income, operating profit falls $41mn

30th October 2020

Bermuda-based re/insurer Everest Re has reported a $243.1 million net income for the third quarter, up from $104.4 million in the prior year quarter. After-tax operating income for the quarter was $97 million, down from $138.4 million in 2019. Pre-tax catastrophe losses totalled $300 million, an amount that is net of reinsurance and ... Read the full article