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Willis to Release Q4 Earnings Today; Conference Call Details

Feb 11 2009 // Willis Group Holdings Limited will release earnings for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2008 after the market closes on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Copies of the release will be available soon thereafter within...

Everest Re to Release Q4, FY Earnings Today; Conference Call Details

Feb 11 2009 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group will release its Fourth Quarter 2008 earnings after close of trading on the NYSE on February 11, 2009. A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on...

Marsh & McLennan Profits Up for 2008; Down 9% in Q4

Feb 11 2009 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported profits were up 4 percent for the full year 2008, but fourth quarter revenue was down some 9 percent over the previous year’s quarter. In the fourth quarter 2008,...

Consumers Miss More Debt Payments; Lenders Move to Stem Losses

Feb 10 2009 // U.S. consumers are falling further behind on their debt payments even as both borrowers and lenders struggle to keep the debt burden from getting even heavier in the face of a worsening recession and employment picture, a...

AXIS Capital Q4 Net Down 57%; Full Year Declines by 66.7%

Feb 10 2009 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $131 million, or $0.88 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $306 million, or $1.89 per diluted common...

XL to Announce Q4, FY 2008 Results Today; Conference Call Details

Feb 10 2009 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. expects to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. A conference call to discuss the...

AXIS to Release Q4, FY Earnings Today; Conference Call Details

Feb 9 2009 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited expects to release financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008, today, Monday, February 9, 2009, after the close of the financial markets. John...

Kingsway Insurance Warns of Loss; Vows to Restructure

Feb 9 2009 // Property and casualty insurer Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in Toronto warned on Monday that it expects to report a “material” quarterly loss and that it will try to shore up its finances by selling non-core...

Mercury Insurance Reports Q4 Loss of $168.3 Million

Feb 9 2009 // Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. reported a net loss in the fourth quarter 2008 of $168.3 million, compared with net income of $44.6 million for the same period in 2007. For the year, net loss was $242.1 million,...

Human Services Agencies Can Benefit from Agent Advice, Especially in Challenging Economic Times

Feb 8 2009 // Custom Coverages and Loss Control Can Help Non-Profits Survive While today’s economic environment presents some challenges for many companies large and small, independent agents who understand and embrace those...

5 Business Owner Policy Gaps and Pitfalls Agents Should Watch Out For

Feb 8 2009 // Business owner policies, traditionally referred to simply as BOPs, were introduced in 1976 and significantly revised in 1987. The BOP evolved gradually since the 1987 revisions to include risk classification and sizes not...

S&P, Best Put Swiss Re’s Ratings on Negative Credit Watch

Feb 6 2009 // Reactions from the rating agencies to Swiss Re’s announcement of further losses (See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/02/05/97610.htm) has been swift. A.M. Best announced...

Aspen Reports Q4 Profits Down 83.9%, 78.8% Full Year

Feb 6 2009 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported a sharply decreased net profit after tax for 2008 of $103.8 million or an operating profit of $1.44 per diluted ordinary share and net profit after tax for the fourth...

The Hartford Reports Loss for 2008, ‘Most Challenging’ Year in History

Feb 6 2009 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported a fourth quarter 2008 net loss of $806 million. For full year 2008, The Hartford reported a net loss of $2.7 billion, compared to net income of $2.9 billion in...

Aon Hit With Q4 Benfield Merger Costs But Broker Commissions Grow Slightly

Feb 6 2009 // Aon Corp., the largest global insurance brokerage by assets, reported that net income fell 95 percent in the fourth quarter as it incurred costs related to restructuring and its merger with Benfield Group. Net income was...

Allied World Q4 Net Income Down 83.9%; Full Year Drops 60.8%

Feb 6 2009 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings reported net income of $19.9 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $123.0 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, for the fourth...

The Hanover Group Sees Profits Shrink

Feb 6 2009 // Fourth quarter profits at The Hanover Insurance Group fell 55 percent from $75.8 million a year ago to $34.1 million. Full-year net income dropped nearly 92 percent to $20.6 million, from the $253.1 million the Worcester,...

Zurich Reports $3 Billion 2008 Net Income; Operating Profit $5.2 Billion

Feb 5 2009 // Zurich Financial Services Group has announced net income after tax of $3 billion for 2008 as well as a CHF 11.00 ($9.48) gross dividend proposal and operating profits of $$5.2 billion. As detailed below, the figures show a...

Swiss Re to Post $862 Million 2008 Net Loss; Buffett to Invest $2.6 Billion

Feb 5 2009 // The Swiss Re Group announced that it expects to report a net loss for the full year 2008 of approximately CHF 1 billion ($862.5 million) for 2008, compared to net income of CHF 4.2 billion ($3.62 billion) in 2007. It will...

PartnerRe Q4 Net Drops 52% to $95.3 Million; FY Down 94% to $46.5 Million

Feb 4 2009 // PartnerRe Ltd. joined the growing list of companies, reporting sharp fourth quarter and full year net income decreases. The Bermuda-based reinsurer posted Q4 net income of $95.3 million, compared to the $180.6 million it...