Mercury General News

Mercury General in California Reports 1Q Loss of $139M

Mercury General Corp. this week reported a first-quarter loss of $139.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Los Angeles-based company said it had a loss of $2.51 per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment …

AM Best Downgrades Ratings of Mercury in California, Wildfires a Factor

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” from “aa-” for the members of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Mercury Casualty Group. The record wildfires …

Southern California-based Mercury Corp.’s 3Q Net Premiums Up 3.4%

Mercury General Corp.’s net premiums written for the third quarter rose 3.4 percent to more than $684 million, the Los Angeles, Calif.-based company reported on Monday. Mercury reported third-quarter net income of $66.2 million, or $1.21 per share, compared with …

Consumer Group Hammers Mercury Rate Increase Filing in California

A California consumer group is challenging a rate hike bid by Mercury Insurance because the group claims the company is trying to pass along the costs of its political campaigning. But the insurer says those costs are not included in …

Mercury General to Report Q2 Results on August 1

Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. reported that on August 1, it will release results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. The company will host an investor conference call and webcast that same day at 10 a.m. PST to …

Mercury General Reports Modest Increase in Net Premiums

Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. has reported net income in the first quarter 2011 was $58.2 million, compared with net income of $61.2 million for the same period in 2010. Included in net income are net realized investment gains, net …

Mercury Insurance Suffers $23.6M Net Loss

Due in part to claims from California rainstorms and Florida sinkholes, Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance reported a fourth quarter net loss of $23.6 million, compared with net income of $34.2 million for the same period in 2009. For the year, …