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underwriting income
Net earnings for Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited US$1.3 million in 2016 Q3 compared to US$424.8 million in 2015 Q3
November 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterNet losses on investment contributed to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited seeing net earnings drop to US$1.3 million in 2016 Q3 compared to US$424.8 million in 2015 Q3. The results reflect “strong operating income offset by net losses on investments,” notes…
Allstate revenues up 2.1% in Q3 2016 to US$9.22 billion
November 4, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Allstate Corporation has reported consolidated revenues of US$9.22 billion for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, up 2.1% from US$9.03 billion in Q3 2015. For the first nine months of the year, consolidated revenues were up 1.1% to US$27.3…
Personal auto premiums for Q3 up 5% for Intact, personal property premiums up by 8%
November 2, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corporation (IFC) has reported that personal auto premiums for the third quarter of 2016 ending Sept. 30 grew by 5%, while personal property premiums grew by 8% from the prior-year quarter. IFC said in its financial results released…
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…
Fort Mac wildfire more than an “earnings event” for some insurers, domestic market posts $1 billion underwriting loss in H1: MSA
September 28, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Fort McMurray wildfire may have been an “earnings event” for the largest insurers in Canada’s property and casualty industry, but that was not the case for some smaller regional writers, notes the newly released MSA Quarterly Outlook Report for…
Q2 combined ratio up 5.3 points at Axis Capital
July 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterReinsurance provider and commercial specialty carrier Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. reported Tuesday its financial results for the second quarter, reporting a 76% increase in net income but a combined ratio of 102.2%, after large losses including the Alberta wildfires and…
Intact reports $127 million loss from Fort McMurray wildfire, combined ratio up to 99.2% in Q2
July 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corporation (IFC) reported a $127 million impact in its second quarter financial results from the Fort McMurray wildfire, bringing its combined ratio to 99.2% for the quarter, including 8.8. points of Fort McMurray catastrophe losses. “We delivered $114…
SGI Canada reports underwriting income of $42 million for 15 months ending March 31
July 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan 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…
AIG reports after-tax operating income of US$773 million in Q1 2016
May 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG) has reported a slight decrease in its Property Casualty combined ratio in the first quarter of 2016, down from 97.1% in Q1 2015 to 96.9% in the latest quarter. AIG released its financial results on…