Global reinsurer SCOR announced on Wednesday that its Global P&C segment recorded “strong technical profitability with a robust net combined ratio of 93.8% despite a high number of events in all perils and regions in the second quarter of 2016…
Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has reported an operating loss of US$1.1 million for the second quarter of 2016 ending June 30, compared to US$2.5 million for the second quarter of 2015. Kingsway released its financial results on Friday, indicating…
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG reported Tuesday a 7.2-point improvement in its combined ratio, while the Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires cost the carrier about $10.3 million and hail storms in Texas cost its reinsurance segment about $6 million and…
Saskatchewan Government Insurance announced Monday that the province’s Auto Fund had an underwriting loss of $11.1 million for the 15 months ending March 31, 2016, while SGI Canada, the competitive arm of SGI, had underwriting income of $42 million during…
Manitoba Public Insurance Corp., the crown corporation that writes auto insurance in the province, reported Friday its underwriting loss was $33.8 million during the three months ending May 31. MPI had reported underwriting income of $40.73 million in the three…
Private property and casualty insurers in the United States saw their net income after taxes fall to US$13.3 billion in first-quarter of 2016 from US$18.1 billion in first-quarter 2015, a 26.6% decline, according to data from ISO, a Verisk Analytics…
Despite an increase in direct premiums written, Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) saw net income for the first quarter of 2016 drop to about $31.5 million compared to the prior-year quarter. At $31.5 million, net income for 2016 Q1 was…
The 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…
The Travelers Companies Inc. reported catastrophe losses of $318 million during the three months ending March 31, up 96% from $162 million during the same period in 2015, while Q1 earned premiums in personal insurance rose 6.2% year-over year. All…
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. of Toronto, whose products include non-standard auto in the United States, reported Friday it lost US$1.495 million during the three months ending March 31. Net premiums earned in the most recent quarter were $29.427 million, essentially…