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Largest single loss for Hannover Re in 2016 was the Fort McMurray wildfire, with net cost of 127.9 million euros
March 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe largest single loss for Hannover Re last year was the Fort McMurray wildfire, with a “net strain” of 127.9 million euros, the reinsurer reported on Thursday. Hannover Re released its financial results on Thursday, reporting a Group net income…
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. posts net loss for both full-year, fourth quarter 2016
March 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSeveral significant events during the fourth quarter of 2016 contributed to Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS) reporting a net loss for both the quarter and the full year. For all of 2016, the company posted a loss of about US$9.4…
Crawford & Company reports net income attributable to shareholders rises to US$36.0 million in 2016 compared to loss in 2015
February 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAtlanta-based Crawford & Company posted net income attributable to shareholders for both the full year and fourth quarter of 2016 – reaching about US$7.8 million and about US$36.0 million – compared to losses in the prior-year periods. Net income attributable…
Berkshire Hathaway reports US$45.9 billion in insurance premiums earned for 2016, up more than US$4 billion from 2015
February 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBerkshire Hathaway Inc. has reported insurance premiums earned for 2016 of US$45.88 billion, up from US$41.29 billion in 2015. Omaha-Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway has also reported Insurance-underwriting operating earnings of US$548 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 ending Dec. 31,…
RSA Group reports record 2016 underwriting profit of 380 million pounds and record combined ratio of 94.2%
February 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRSA Group has reported a record Group underwriting profit of 380 million pounds for 2016 – up 73% from 220 million pounds in 2015 – and a record Group combined ratio of 94.2% compared to 96.9% in 2015. RSA also…
RSA Canada posts solid underwriting profit despite nat-Cat events in 2016
February 24, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichRSA Canada witnessed increased underwriting profit and a solid combined ratio for 2016 despite what can only be described as a challenging year that featured Canada’s most costly insurable nat-Cat ever and a host of other adverse weather events. “We’re…
Swiss Re reports 2016 net income of US$3.6 billion, P&C Re net income of US$2.1 billion
February 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSwiss Re has reported full-year 2016 net income of US$3.6 billion, including Property & Casualty Reinsurance net income of US$2.1 billion. Swiss Re said that its net income in P&C Re was US$2.1 billion last year compared to US$3 billion…
Combined ratio up 2 points for SCOR
February 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterParis-based reinsurer SCOR SE released Wednesday its latest financial results, reporting a combined ratio of 93.1% in 2016, up 2 points from 91.1% in 2015. The combined ratio in the most recent quarter was 93.3%, up 1.1 points from 92.2%…
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…
Industrial Alliance net income reaches $155 million in Q4 2016 from $4.2 million in Q4 2015
February 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterIndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. has reported a net income attributed to common shareholders of $155 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 ending Dec. 31, up dramatically from net income of $4.2 million in the same quarter…
AIG sees net loss of about US$3 billion in 2016 Q4
February 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has posted net losses for both the full year and the fourth quarter of 2016, but company president and CEO Peter Hancock reports that actions taken last year will help “dramatically reduce uncertainty and deliver…
Combined ratio up three points for Markel
February 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMarkel Corp. reported this week a 7.8% increase in net premiums written while the combined ratio deteriorated by three points in 2016 as the Richmond, Va.-based insurer experienced a $46.6-million underwriting loss related to Hurricane Matthew. Markel released Wednesday its…