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Zurich reports business operating profit of US$4.5 billion for 2016, up 55% from prior-year period
February 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterZurich Insurance Group has reported a business operating profit (BOP) for the full-year ending Dec. 31, 2016 of US$4.5 billion, up 55% from the prior-year period. The fourth quarter BOP for the three months ending Dec. 31, 2016 was up…
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…
Marsh & McLennan Companies’ net income up 16% in Q4 2016 to US$436 million
February 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) has reported net income attributable to company of US$436 million, up 16% from the prior-year quarter’s total of US$375 million. For the full year 2016, revenue was US$13.2 billion, a 2% increase. MMC, a…
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,…
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…
2016 Q4 preliminary loss estimate for natural catastrophes US$245 million: XL Group
January 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterXL Group Ltd.’s insurance and reinsurance segments are almost evenly split with regard to accounting for the company’s approximately US$245 million, natural catastrophe net loss estimate for the fourth quarter of 2016. The preliminary loss estimate “is pre-tax and net…
Net income for U.S. P&C industry for first nine months of 2016 down 26.8% compared to 9M 2015: A.M. Best
November 28, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe property and casualty industry in the United States reported a US$2.3 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2016 and a 26.8% decline in net income compared with the same period in 2015, according to preliminary…
Desjardins General Insurance Group reports net income of $12.1 million for Q3 2016 compared to net loss of $32 million in Q3 2015
November 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterLévis, Que.-based Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) – a Desjardins Group subsidiary specializing in property and casualty insurance – has reported a net income of $12.1 million in the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30, compared to a net…
Net income for Allianz Group up 36.5% in Q3 2016 to 1.9 billion euros
November 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAllianz Group has reported that net income attributable to shareholders climbed 36.5% in the third quarter of this year ending Sept. 30 to 1.9 billion euros, due partly to better performance across its business segments. However, for the nine-month period ending…