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Fairfax reports 2016 combined ratio for insurance and reinsurance operations of 92.5%
February 17, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings has released its most recent financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2016 ending Dec. 31, reporting a combined ratio for its insurance and reinsurance operations of 92.5% on a consolidated basis. This result produced…
Q4 combined ratio up 14.9 points at Aspen
February 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterWildfires in Tennessee, an earthquake in New Zealand, Hurricane Matthew and energy-related losses all contributed to a 20.2-point deterioration in the fourth-quarter loss ratio in reinsurance for Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., while in primary insurance, Aspen reported a combined ratio…
Munich Re posts profit of 2.6 billion euros for 2016; Fort McMurray wildfire cost 404 million euros
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMunich Re reported on Tuesday a consolidated result of 2.6 billion euros for 2016, including a 0.5 billion euro profit in the fourth quarter of 2016 ending Dec. 31 compared to 0.7 billion euros in the previous year quarter. Munich…
CNA Property & Casualty Operations combined ratio at 95.9% for full-year 2016
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCNA Financial Corporation has reported a Property & Casualty Operations combined ratio for 2016 of 95.9%, similar to 95.4% for the 12 months ending Dec. 31 2015, and a combined ratio of 99.9% for the fourth quarter of 2016 ending…
AXIS Capital reports net income of US$131 million for Q4 2016
February 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPembroke, Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has reported a net income available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2016 of US$131 million, comparable to a net income of US$135 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. Net income…
Allied World combined ratio up 2.8% in fourth quarter of 2016
February 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterZug, Switzerland-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has reported a combined ratio of 99.8% for the fourth quarter of 2016, ending Dec. 31, compared to 97% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Allied World, a global provider of property,…
A.M. Best projects combined ratio of 100.3% for U.S. industry in 2017
January 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe industry-wide combined ratio of the United States property & casualty insurance industry is estimated to have deteriorated by 2.4 points to 100.7% in 2016, A.M. Best Company Inc. said in a recent report. The decline in underwriting performance “was…
Canadian non-life insurance market poised for 2017 profit recovery: Fitch
January 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Canadian non-life insurance industry is likely to return to an underwriting profit in 2017, according to Fitch Ratings’ new report on the Canadian non-life insurance market. Following a significant improvement in 2015 underwriting performance, the market in aggregate will…
Travelers’ net income up 9% in Q4 2016 to US$943 million
January 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Travelers Companies, Inc. has reported a net income of US$943 million for the fourth quarter of last year ending Dec. 31, 2016, up 9% from US$866 million in the prior-year quarter. Travelers released its financial results on Tuesday, noting…
Fitch changes U.S. P&C insurance industry outlook to negative from stable
November 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFitch Ratings has changed the fundamental sector outlook for the United States property and casualty insurance industry to negative from stable, reflecting recent declines in profitability and anticipated further earnings deterioration in 2017 due to more competitive market conditions. Fitch…
Allstate revenues up 2.1% in Q3 2016 to US$9.22 billion
November 4, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Allstate Corporation has reported consolidated revenues of US$9.22 billion for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, up 2.1% from US$9.03 billion in Q3 2015. For the first nine months of the year, consolidated revenues were up 1.1% to US$27.3…
AIG reports net income of US$462 million for Q3 2016 compared to net loss of US$231 million in Q3 2015
November 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has reported a net income of US$462 million for the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30 compared to a net loss of US$231 million in the prior-year quarter. Net income during the quarter included…