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Echelon reports Canadian combined ratio of 94% for Q1 2017, down 6% from Q1 2016
May 4, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMississauga, Ont.-based Canadian P&C insurer Echelon Financial Holdings Inc. has reported a Canadian combined operating ratio of 94% for the three months ending March 31, down from 100% in Q1 2016 and driven by strong results in both personal and…
MPI posts $3.6 million net loss for first nine months of current fiscal year
January 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterManitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has recorded a net loss for the first nine months of its fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 2016, compared to posting net earnings for the same period one year earlier. MPI saw a net loss of…
Echelon Financial Holdings Inc. posts net income of $1.4 million in 2016 Q3, up from $1.3 million loss in 2015 Q3
November 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEchelon Financial Holdings Inc. has posted a net income of about $1.4 million in 2016 Q3 compared to a $1.3 million loss in 2015 Q3, although net operating income for the most recent quarter decreased markedly as a result of…
North American P&C insurers’ operating profitability declines in first half of 2016: Fitch
August 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterNorth American property and casualty insurers’ operating earnings decreased in the first half of 2016, as results were challenged by modest underwriting deterioration and low investment yields, according to a new report released on Friday by Fitch Ratings. For a…
ICBC asks for 4.9% increase to basic insurance rates, lower than last year’s 5.5% increase
August 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) announced on Thursday that it will submit its 2016 basic rate application to the British Columbia Utilities Commission, asking for a 4.9% increase to basic insurance rates – lower than last year’s 5.5%…
Higher catastrophe losses, lower investment income fuel reduced growth in underwriting gain for U.S. p&c insurance
July 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe highest level of catastrophe losses in five years contributed to the U.S. property and casualty insurance industry witnessing deteriorated underwriting results in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the prior-year quarter, notes a special report issued Friday by…
P&C industry in the U.S. marks third consecutive underwriting gain, but surplus declines on investment results: A.M. Best
May 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe property and casualty industry in the United States marked a third consecutive year of underwriting profitability, with US$6.2 billion in underwriting income in 2015, according to an A.M. Best Company special report released on Friday. However, the lower level…
Berkshire Hathaway reports US$11.124 billion in insurance premiums earned in Q1 2016, up from US$9.540 billion in Q1 2015
May 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBerkshire Hathaway Inc. has reported US$11.124 billion in insurance premiums earned in the first quarter of 2016 ending March 31, up from US$9.540 billion in the first quarter of 2015. Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway released its financial results on Friday.…