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Fosun Intl. sees 40% dip in profit in H1, Peak Re records $833m in GWP

31st August 2023

Fosun International Limited has released its results for the first half of 2023, which included a 40% loss in profit, as the company posted a RMB 1,35 billion profit, compared to last year's RMB 2.28 billion. At the same time, Peak Re, which Fosun Intl. is the major shareholder of, recorded ... Read the full article

Helios announces syndicate capacity forecasts for 2021, 2022 based on Q2’23 estimates

31st August 2023

Lloyd’s focused investment vehicle, Helios Underwriting, has announced the current mid-point forecasts for its portfolio of syndicate capacity for the 2021 and 2022 years of account, based on 2nd quarter 2023 estimates. The company, which acquires and consolidates private underwriting capacity at Lloyd’s, recorded a capacity position of £310.8 million for ... Read the full article

Ageas posts strong H1’23 net operating result of €66 million in reinsurance unit

30th August 2023

Brussels-headquartered multinational insurer Ageas has reported a total net operating result of the Reinsurance segment of €66 million for the first half of 2023, a significant increase compared to last year mainly due to benign weather. Last year’s reinsurance segment's result was significantly impacted by adverse weather in Belgium and the ... Read the full article

China Re reports substantial H1 net profit increase as P&C segment shines

30th August 2023

China’s largest reinsurance company, China Re, has disclosed it achieved a net profit of RMB 2.067 million in H1 of 2023, up substantially from RMB 365,972 in the same period last year. China Re's gross written premiums during H1 amounted to RMB 102.617 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 16.6%. Meanwhile, ... Read the full article

Ping An’s P&C unit posts 7.8% growth in H1’23

30th August 2023

Chinese insurer Ping An's P&C unit reported a growth of 7.8% year on year in insurance revenue to RMB 155,899 million in the first half of 2023. The company said the unit maintained good business quality with steady growth in insurance revenue. Overall underwriting combined ratio remained healthy at 98.0% due ... Read the full article

VIG’s H1 GWP increase 10.8% to €7.3bn as all segments see growth

30th August 2023

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has reported that gross written premiums increased to €7.3 billion in H1, up by 10.8% compared to the same period last year. According to VIG, all reportable segments showed premium growth compared to H1 of the previous year, with Poland, Extended CEE and Special Markets segments "performing ... Read the full article

Fidelis sees H1 GWP grow 27% to $2.2bn as combined ratios drops to 80.6%

23rd August 2023

In its 2023 H1 results, Fidelis Insurance Group reported gross premiums written of $2.2 billion, marking a growth of 27% from H1 last year, while the combined ratio also improved to 80.6%. For Q2 alone, Fidelis said that gross premiums written grew 25.3% to $957.2 million, while the combined ratio was ... Read the full article

Aspen’s reinsurance arm sees 16% drop in H1’23 premiums, underwriting income improves

22nd August 2023

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Aspen Insurance Holdings, has reported a 16% decrease in gross written premiums for its reinsurance segment for the first six months of 2023, while underwriting income rose. Gross written premiums (GWP) for H1'23 was $876 million for the reinsurance segment, compared to $1.05 billion in 2022, primarily ... Read the full article

HDI Global SE’s insurance revenue rises by 10% in H123

22nd August 2023

The industrial insurer HDI Global SE part of the Talanx Group has reported that insurance revenue rose by a clear 10% to €4.2 billion in the first half of the year, compared to €3.8 billion from the same period last year. According to the firm, this solid performance was partly due ... Read the full article

IAG sees GWP rise 10.6% to $14.7bn in its FY results

21st August 2023

Australian insurer IAG has reported that Gross Written Premium (GWP) increased 10.6% to $14.7bn in its 2023 full year results, while insurance profit rose 37% to $803m. IAG noted that while the GWP increase was primarily due to premium rises in response to inflation pressures and higher reinsurance and natural perils ... Read the full article

Steadfast posts 24.1% increase in underlying revenue in FY23

17th August 2023

Steadfast Group, the parent company to a range of broking and underwriting operations, including broker Steadfast Re, has reported an underlying revenue of $1.41 billion in FY23, representing growth of 24.1%. The growth in revenue was driven by hardening market and solid volume growth more than mitigated expected cost increases flagged ... Read the full article

IRB (Re) posts underlying profit in Q2’23 vs year-ago loss

16th August 2023

Brazilian reinsurance company IRB (Re), which was formerly named IRB Brasil Re, has reported an underwriting profit of R$35.4 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared with an underwriting loss of R$661.0 million in the second quarter of 2022. The reinsurer posted a net income in Q2'23 of R$20.1 million, ... Read the full article

Aviva sees operating profits rise 8% in H1’23

16th August 2023

In its interim results for 2023, Aviva reported that its operating profit rose by 8% to £715 million in the first half of the year. The firm marked the increase from the same point in 2022 when operating profits stood at £661 million. Aviva reported that General Insurance gross written premiums (GWP) ... Read the full article

L&G reports £942m operating profit in H1 2023

16th August 2023

Legal & General (L&G) has announced a “resilient financial performance” in the first half of 2023, with operating profit and after-tax profit hitting £941 million and £316 million respectively. These figures compare to H1 2022 operating profit and after-tax profit of £958 million and £575 million respectively. “We remain on track to ... Read the full article

IGI sees net income increase 84.1% to $40.5m in Q2

16th August 2023

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has reported that net income in Q2 increased 84.1% to $40.5 million, with a combined ratio of 73.5%, as the firm continued to benefit from sustained hard market conditions in many of its reinsurance and short-tail lines, and a "more favourable investment environment." IGI explained ... Read the full article