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‘Persistent low interest rate environment’ among factors affecting Canadian P&C financial performance in 2016: A.M. Best
September 6, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorAs the Bank of Canada announced Wednesday its second rate hike in less than two months, an analyst with A.M. Best Company Inc. suggested to industry professionals that a 2.1-point increase in the industry-wide operating ratio in the Canadian property…
Kingsway reports net loss of US$7.9 million in Q2 2017
August 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of US$7.9 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of US$0.6 million in the same quarter last…
Q2 combined ratio improves 13.3 points to 101% for The Co-operators
July 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCo-operators General Insurance Company reported Thursday an underwriting loss of $6.6 million in the three months ending June 30, while direct premiums written were $768.7 million, up 6.4% from $722.6 million in Q2 2016. During the second quarter of 2016,…
Fitch revises Lloyd’s outlook to negative due to deterioration in underwriting performance
June 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFitch Ratings has announced that it has revised Lloyd’s of London’s outlook to negative from stable as result of “deterioration in underwriting performance, coupled with increasing exposure to catastrophe risk in the context of continuing pressure on both risk-adjusted premium…
U.S. P&C insurance industry’s net income drops 42.2% to US$7.7 billion in Q1 2017
June 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe private property and casualty insurance industry in the United States saw its net income after taxes drop to US$7.7 billion in the first quarter of 2017 from US$13.4 billion in Q1 2016, a 42.2% decline, according to ISO, a…
Q1 claims and claims expense ratio improved 5.6 points for Allstate
May 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFor the second year in a row, hail in Texas in March has cost The Allstate Corp. millions of dollars in claims and claims expenses. Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate released May 2 its financial results for the first three months of…
U.S. P&C insurers report US$4.7 billion net underwriting loss in 2016: Verisk Analytics
May 8, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPrivate property and casualty insurers in the United States suffered a US$4.7 billion net underwriting loss in 2016 following a US$8.9 billion net underwriting gain in 2015, according to ISO, a Verisk Analytics business, and the Property Casualty Insurers Association…
Combined ratio up 2.1 points, non-life premiums down 14% at PartnerRe
May 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA change in the measure used to calculate lump sum awards in bodily injury cases in Britain had an impact on PartnerRe Ltd.’s financial results, which the Hamilton, Bermuda insurer released Wednesday. PartnerRe, which has a Toronto branch office, reported…
The Co-operators reports net income of $34.6 million for Q1 2017, combined ratio of 102.5%
May 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGuelph, Ont.-based Co-operators General Insurance Company has reported a consolidated net income of $34.6 million for the first quarter of 2017 ending March 31, down from $39.3 million in the first quarter of 2016. The company’s combined ratio, excluding market…
CIBC economist tells insurers how investment returns could be affected by ‘things that go Trump in the night’
April 26, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorInterest rates in Canada are predicted to stay “very low by historic standards” through the end of 2019, an economist recently told insurance professionals, while a “movement against globalization” is a concern for one of Canada’s largest carriers. Avery Shenfeld,…
Kingsway reports net loss of US$1.7 million in first quarter of 2017
April 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterToronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. released its financial results for the first quarter of the year on Wednesday, reporting a net loss attributable to common shareholders of US$1.7 million compared to such a net loss of US$1.5 million in Q1…
Travelers reports combined ratio of 96% for Q1, net income of US$617 million
April 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Travelers Companies, Inc. has reported a combined ratio of 96% for the first quarter of 2017, up 3.7 points from 92.3% in the first quarter of last year. Net income for the first quarter of 2017 ending March 31…