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Combined ratio down 4 points at Axis Capital
October 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAxis Capital Holdings Ltd. released Wednesday its financial results for the period ending Sept. 30, reporting a 2% overall increase in Q3 net premiums earned while underwriting income was up 46%. Pembroke, Bermuda-based Axis Capital reported net premiums earned of…
Everest Re’s combined ratio improves five points to 85.6% in Q3 2016
October 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterHamilton, Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, Ltd. has reported a combined ratio for the third quarter of this year of 85.6%, a five-point improvement from 90.6% in the same quarter of 2015. Excluding catastrophe losses, reinstatement premiums and prior period loss…
Nat-cats contribute to decrease in net income at SCOR for first three quarters of 2016 compared to prior-year period
October 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Group net income for SCOR for the first nine months of 2016 took a hit, partly as a result of the impact of natural catastrophes, falling 11.0% to 438 million euros compared to 492 million euros for the first…
Chubb reports P&C combined ratio of 86% for Q3
October 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterChubb Limited has reported a property and casualty combined ratio of 86% for the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30, virtually unchanged from 85.9% in the prior-year quarter. For Global P&C (excluding agriculture), the combined ratio was 85.7% for…
Risk and insurance revenue up 3% at Marsh & McLennan
October 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMarsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced Tuesday its risk and insurance revenue rose 3%, year over year, for the third quarter. New York City-based Marsh & McLennan owns brokerage Marsh Inc. and Guy Carpenter & Company LLC, among other subsidiaries.…
Kingsway reports net income of US$1.4 million in Q3 2016, compared to net loss of US$0.9 million in Q3 2015
October 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has reported a net income attributable to common shareholders of US$1.4 million in the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30, compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of US$0.9 million in the…
Canadian P&C industry combined ratio improves to 96% in 2015 from 99% in 2014
October 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe property and casualty insurance industry in Canada reported an aggregated combined ratio of 96% in 2015, a three-point improvement from 99% in the previous year, driven by fewer severe weather and catastrophe events, the Office of the Superintendent of…
U.S. P&C insurers report US$1.5 billion net underwriting loss in first half of 2016
October 5, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPrivate property and casualty insurers in the United States reported a US$1.5 billion net underwriting loss in the first half of 2016 – the first year-to-date net underwriting loss in more than three years, according to ISO, a Verisk Analytics…
U.S. P&C insurance industry posts underwriting loss of US$2.3 billion in first half of 2016: A.M. Best
September 16, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe property and casualty insurance industry in the United States posted an underwriting loss of approximately US$2.3 billion and a 3.5% decline year-over-year in net investment income through the first six months of 2016, said a new A.M. Best Company…
Desjardins’ combined ratio up 26.5 points in Q2 2016, Fort McMurray wildfire losses estimated at $30.2 million
August 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterLevis, Que.-based Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) released its second quarter financial results on Friday, reporting an estimated expense of $30.2 million after reinsurance and income taxes related to the Fort McMurray wildfire and a combined ratio of 99.1%. “The…
Zurich Insurance Group’s 2016 business operating profit down in H1, up in Q2 over prior-year periods
August 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterContinuing to build on its efforts to simplify and become more agile, Zurich Insurance Group reports that its business operating profit (BOP) for the first half of 2016 was US$2.194 million, down 2% from US$2.238 million for 2015 H1. Figures…
Crawford more than doubles net income in second quarter of 2016
August 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAtlanta, Ga.-based Crawford and Company has reported a net income attributable to shareholders of US$8.6 million in the second quarter of 2016, more than double the net income of US$4.1 million in the same period last year. Claims management provider…