Latest Profit Loss Headlines

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Kingsway Sees 10% Gain in Q2

Aug 4 2005 // Canada-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005 (Canadian dollars except where indicated). Q2 2005 Highlights: * Diluted earnings per...

AFG Posts Q2 Earnings Topping $81M

Aug 3 2005 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) reported net earnings for the 2005 second quarter of $81.6 million ($1.04 per share), significantly above the $55.9 million ($.75 per share) reported for the...

American Safety Insurance Holdings Sees Jump in Q2 Numbers

Aug 3 2005 // Bermuda-based American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. has reported that earnings from insurance operations increased to $3.0 million in the second quarter of 2005 from a loss of $1.7 million for the same quarter in...

Horace Mann Notes Q2 Numbers

Aug 3 2005 // Illinois-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. has reported net income of $33.6 million (72 cents per share) and $60.2 million ($1.29 per share), respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to net...

Ebix Inc. Reports Q2 ’05 Revenue Rose 31 Percent; OI Rose 61 Percent

Aug 2 2005 // Atlanta-based Ebix Inc., a leading international provider of software services and IT solutions to the insurance industry, reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Ebix’s...

Marsh Unveils Q2 Report

Aug 2 2005 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) has reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Consolidated revenues for the quarter increased 2 percent to $3.1 billion. Net income was...

Meadowbrook Sees Q2 Gain

Aug 2 2005 // Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 of $4.6 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, up 62.4% compared to net income of $2.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share,...

Aon Witnesses Q2 Jump

Aug 2 2005 // Aon Corporation has reported second quarter and six months 2005 results. Second quarter 2005 net income and the related per share amount increased 10% to $191 million or $0.57 per share from the second quarter of 2004. Net...

Mercury Announces 2Q Results

Aug 1 2005 // Mercury General Corporation reported net income of $73.6 million ($1.35 per share-diluted) in the second quarter 2005 compared with $78.1 million ($1.43 per share-diluted) for the same period in 2004. For the first six...

Kansas Doubles Amount of Insured Crop Acres

Jul 29 2005 // Kansas farmers have more than doubled the insured acres in the state since 1989, tripling their dollar amount of coverage during the same time, according to a recently released study. The Associated Press reported that so...

PXRE Q2 Net at $43.5M

Jul 28 2005 // Bermuda-based PXRE Group Ltd. announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. Highlights for the quarter included: * Net operating income per diluted share was $1.27 compared to $1.21 in the second quarter of...

Arch Capital Group Sees Q2 Gain

Jul 28 2005 // Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported that net income for the 2005 second quarter was $126.0 million, or $1.69 per share, compared to $104.3 million, or $1.42 per share, for the 2004 second quarter, and $241.9...

Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Hit By Legal Expenses in 2nd Quarter

Jul 28 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, based in Richmond, Va., reported that for the second quarter, total revenues were $162.0 million, compared with $147.8 million a year ago, an increase of 9.7 percent. Commissions and fees...

Commerce Net Earnings Rise, Losses Fall in 2nd Quarter

Jul 28 2005 // The Commerce Group Inc. out of Webster, Mass. reported that 2005 second quarter net earnings were $62.6 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $37.4 million or $1.14 per diluted share for...

St. Paul Travelers Reports All Segments ‘Strong’ in 2nd Quarter

Jul 28 2005 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. reported record net income for the current quarter of $1.069 billion, or $1.59 per basic share and $1.52 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $275 million, or $0.42 per basic...

SeaBright Insurance Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results

Jul 27 2005 // SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. For the second quarter of 2005, net income was $4.2 million, or $0.25 per share on a diluted basis, compared to net income of...

Allmerica Doubles 2d Quarter Profit Thanks to Strong P/C Results

Jul 27 2005 // Allmerica Financial Corp. announced that its profit in the second quarter more than doubled due to strong growth in the company’s property and casualty segment. Net income grew to $72 million, or $1.34 per share,...

Hurricane Dennis Losses Estimated at $900 Million in Four S.E. States

Jul 26 2005 // Insurance companies are expected to pay policyholders in four states $900 million on claims for insured property losses from Hurricane Dennis according to damage estimates released by the Florida Insurance Council and...

Sierra Reports 2Q 2005 Earnings of $1.01 Per Diluted Share

Jul 26 2005 // Las Vegas-based Sierra Health Services Inc. reported that net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 was $33.8 million or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $38.2 million or $1.10 per diluted share for the same...

Double-Digit Hikes in Health Costs Prove Drag on Profits, Hiring, Raises

Jul 22 2005 // Employees are facing a double whammy when it comes to health care costs: Many companies are likely to ask workers to pay more for their insurance while rising health care costs means companies may dole out lower...