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Reinsurance
Global insurance M&A hits two-year low: Clyde and Co report
August 4, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in the insurance industry continued its downward trend, with 170 deals in the first six months of 2017 compared to 186 in the preceding period, according to a new report from…
Fire Stopper
August 3, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe Alberta government reports it is currently implementing most of the 31 recommendations contained in two commissioned reports exploring what worked and what did not in the wake of the massive Fort McMurray wildfire. And while Canada’s most costly natural disaster ever will not necessarily change how reinsurers here conduct business, there are rumblings of its potential impact on pricing.
Commercial premiums down 15% for AIG
August 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group Inc. reported Wednesday its net income was $1.13 billion during the three months ending June 30 and its Q2 combined ratio in personal insurance improved 5.9 points from last year, but the combined ratio in commercial insurance…
Absence of large losses contributes to 20.6-point drop in Q2 combined ratio for PartnerRe
August 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPartnerRe Ltd. reported a combined ratio of 87.7% during the three months ending June 30, a 20.6-point improvement over 108.3% during the same period in 2016, when Canada experienced its most expensive natural disaster ever and a loss from an…
Risk and insurance revenue up 12% for Jardine Lloyd Thompson
July 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterJardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC recently released its financial results for the first six months of this year, reporting a 3% drop, on a constant rate of exchange, of risk and insurance revenue in Canada. London-based JLT reported July 27…
Combined ratio down 4.6 points at Axis Capital
July 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAxis Capital Holdings Ltd. reported Wednesday a 4.6-point improvement in its Q2 combined ratio, from 102.2% in the second quarter of 2016 to 97.6% in the latest quarter. Pembroke, Bermuda-based Axis Capital writes both reinsurance and commercial primary insurance worldwide…
Q2 combined ratio improves 13.3 points to 101% for The Co-operators
July 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCo-operators General Insurance Company reported Thursday an underwriting loss of $6.6 million in the three months ending June 30, while direct premiums written were $768.7 million, up 6.4% from $722.6 million in Q2 2016. During the second quarter of 2016,…
Record breaking US$6.3 billion of non-life property cat issuance in Q2 sees ILS reach “critical juncture:” Willis Towers Watson Securities
July 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNon-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance reached a record breaking US$6.3 billion in Q2 2017, continuing the trend from the first quarter of the year, Willis Towers Watson Securities’ said in its latest ILS Market Update, released on Friday. ILS assets…
Aspen reports net income of US$76.8 million for Q2 2017
July 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAspen Insurance Holdings Limited released its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2017 on Wednesday, reporting a net income after tax of US$75.8 million for Q2 2017. Gross written premiums (GWP) in the second quarter of…
XL Group Ltd. sees net income soar in 2017 Q2 over prior-year quarter, focus on executing strategy continues
July 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBoth net income attributable to common shareholders and operating net income for Bermuda-based XL Group Ltd. skyrocketed in 2017 Q2 compared to 2016 Q2, with the former increasing six-fold to US$301.6 million. Specifically, net income attributable to common shareholders amounted…
SCOR posts net income of 292 million euros for the first half of 2017
July 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFrench reinsurer SCOR has reported a net income of 292 million euros for the first half of the year, up from 275 million euros in the first half of 2016. The company’s net combined ratio in P&C was 93.5% for…
Combined ratio down 4.6 points for Everest Re
July 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterEverest Re Group Ltd. reported Monday catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, of $53.5 million in the three months ending June 30, with a 4.6-point improvement in its Q2 combined ratio to 90.5%. All figures are in United States dollars. Hamilton,…