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Improvements in casualty, surety offset property underwriting loss for RLI in Q2
18th July 2019
RLI Corp. has announced a slight improvement in its underwriting income in the second-quarter of 2019, as gains in casualty and surety business offset a property segment underwriting loss in the period. For the second-quarter of 2019, RLI has reported net earnings of $40.5 million, compared with $33.3 million a year ... Read the full article
Active but manageable cat load to hit P&C earnings in Q2: Analysts
12th July 2019
On the back of an active period for catastrophes but still manageable underwriting losses, improved investment returns, and the improving rate environment, analysts at J.P. Morgan are expecting property and casualty (P&C) re/insurers to report mixed earnings for the second-quarter of 2019. Global insurers and reinsurers are soon to announce their ... Read the full article
Allstate reports catastrophe losses of $473mn for May
21st June 2019
The Allstate Corporation has announced that its estimated catastrophe losses for the month of May 2019 were $473 million, pre-tax ($374 million, after-tax). Catastrophe losses occurring in the month comprised 14 events at an estimated cost of $504 million, pre-tax ($398 million, after-tax). This was offset by favourable reserve re-estimates of prior ... Read the full article
US P&C sector’s underwriting income up 24% in Q1: A.M. Best
24th May 2019
The U.S. property and casualty (P&C) sector's net underwriting income for the opening three months of 2019 improved by 24% from the same period in 2018, as premium growth, lower underwriting expenses and reduced policyholder dividends offset an increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses (LAE). This is according to international ... Read the full article
Profitability returns, GWP falls for US P&C reinsurers in Q1: RAA
24th May 2019
Data released by The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) shows a significant drop in gross written premium (GWP) for the first three months of 2019 to $19.2 billion, compared with $66.7 billion in the final quarter of 2018. The data, collected by RAA from 17 reinsurers globally, also indicates a return ... Read the full article
Lockton posts $1.72bn revenue for fiscal year
23rd May 2019
Re/insurance broker Lockton has posted $1.72 billion in revenue for the 2019 fiscal year, a 10.3% increase from 2018. The successful expansion earlier this year of its global reinsurance business, Lockton Global Re, was described by its Chief Executive Officer Timothy Gardner as a critical pillar of Lockton's long-term growth ... Read the full article
Deutsche Rück profits up in 2018 despite underwriting loss
17th May 2019
German re/insurer Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) reported a net profit of €56.0 million, after tax, in 2018 despite turning an underwriting loss, partly driven by claims from weather events such as Storm Friederike/David. The improved result, which was well above the net profit of €3 million recorded in 2018, was ... Read the full article
PartnerRe posts Q1 income of $497mn, boosted by P&C results
16th May 2019
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe has posted net income of $497 million for the first quarter of 2019, boosted by the strong performance of its property and casualty (P&C) segment, which had a combined ratio of 87.7%. The results represent an improvement on Q1 2018, when PartnerRe posted a net loss of $210 ... Read the full article
P&C segment drives higher profits for Allianz in Q1
14th May 2019
Global insurer Allianz has announced that the strong performance of its property and casualty (P&C) business in the first-quarter of 2019 significantly contributed to a 7.5% increase in overall operating profit, to €3 billion. The P&C segment produced robust results in the opening three months of the year for Allianz, recording ... Read the full article
Cat losses push Peak Re’s profit down to $19.5mn in 2018
10th May 2019
Hong Kong domiciled reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (Peak Re) reported net profit of $19.5 million for 2018 as its earnings were impacted by several large natural catastrophe events. The reinsurer’s combined ratio for the year was 98.3%, with 2018 representing the sixth consecutive year of growth for the company despite ... Read the full article
Investment return more than offsets underwriting loss for Third Point Re in Q1
10th May 2019
Hedge fund style reinsurer Third Point Re has announced record net income of $132.9 million for the first-quarter of 2019, a significant improvement on the $26 million net loss reported for the same period in 2018. The improvement was driven by an investment gain of $155 million for the quarter, which ... Read the full article
Downturn in TransRe profits offset Alleghany’s Q1 growth
9th May 2019
Alleghany Corporation posted a 46.4% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2019, offset by a downturn in the underwriting profit of its reinsurance subsidiary, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (TransRe). TransRe generated underwriting profits of $40.0 million in Q1 2019, down 59.5% from $98.8 million when compared with the same period ... Read the full article
Talanx highlights greater contribution from reinsurance in Q1
9th May 2019
The Talanx Group, reinsurance giant Hannover Re's parent company, has reported that its reinsurance segment provided a greater contribution to its consolidated net income in the first-quarter of 2019, assisted by a reduction in major losses. Talanx has announced an operating result of €616 million and a consolidated result of €235 ... Read the full article
Zurich notes improved P&C pricing trends in the first-quarter
9th May 2019
Global insurer Zurich has report growth across all regions within its property and casualty (P&C) business in the first-quarter of 2019, while the firm remains on track to meet or exceed its full-year targets. The P&C segment recorded like-for-like premium growth of 4% in Q1 2019 to $9.2 billion. However, in ... Read the full article
Beazley posts robust premium growth for Q1 2019
9th May 2019
Specialist insurer Beazley experienced higher than normal levels of claims within its marine, property, and reinsurance businesses during the first-quarter of 2019, while premium growth continued. Despite the pressures of increased levels of claims, the insurer did report 16% growth in gross written premiums (GWP) for the first-quarter of the year, ... Read the full article
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