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R&SA Confirms 1st Half Profit Increase, Rights Issue; Sells Some U.S. Renewal Rights to Travelers

Sep 4 2003 // The U.K.’s Royal & Sun Alliance confirmed a 14.25 percent increase in net group profits for the first half of 2003 – £351 million ($556 million), compared to £301 million ($477 million) in 1st half 2002....

Report R&SA to Post Good 1st Half Profits; May Revive Rights Offer

Sep 3 2003 // According to reports from British news services and financial journals, Royal & Sun Alliance, the U.K.’s second largest P/C insurer, is set to announce a significant increase in its first half 2003 profits...

Veterinary Pet Services Announces Increase in 2ndQ 2003 Revenue

Sep 2 2003 // Brea, Calif.-based Veterinary Pet Services Inc., the parent company of Veterinary Pet Insurance Company and its subsidiary, DVM Insurance Agency, announced a 26 percent increase in revenue for the quarter ended June 30,...

Swiss Re Reports $490 Million 1st Half Net Earnings

Aug 29 2003 // Unlike its German rival (see following story) Swiss Re posted a significant first half-earnings increase to CHF 691 million ($490 million), compared to CHF 118 million ($83.6 million) in the same period of 2002. Total...

Munich Re Posts Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss, as Taxes Hit Profits

Aug 29 2003 // In contrast to its Swiss rival (see previous article) Germany’s Munich Re can’t seem to buy a break. Despite good gains in operating profit, 777 million euros ($845 million) in the first six months of 2003, the...

SCOR Group Confirms 1st Half Results

Aug 28 2003 // The Board of Directors of French reinsurer SCOR met on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003 to approve the financial statements for the first half of 2003. The meeting, chaired by CEO Denis Kessler, formalized the results announced Aug....

S&P Comments on Promina’s Profit Figures

Aug 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services issued a bulletin noting that Australia and New Zealand’s Promina Group Ltd.’s reported half-year profits of A$135 million ($U.S.$87 million) after tax, indicating...

Colo. Workers’ Comp Loss Costs May Decrease

Aug 27 2003 // Workers’ compensation costs for some Colorado employers may decrease later this year. Colorado Insurance Commissioner Doug Dean announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed an...

Claudette’s Losses Climb to $90 Million

Aug 27 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that Hurricane Claudette, which hit the Texas coast in July, caused an estimated $90 million in insured losses, placing the storm just ahead of Hurricane Carla in dollar losses....

Hannover Re Reports Steady 1st Half Profits

Aug 27 2003 // Germany’s Hannover Re continues to record a steady operating performance. Just reported first-half results show net premiums earned up 9.4 percent to 5.9775 billion euros ($6.5 billion, a slight increase in operating...

PAULA Financial Reports Net Income for 2ndQ 2003

Aug 26 2003 // Pasadena, Calif.-based PAULA Financial announced net income for the second quarter of 2003 of $0.02 per share compared to $0.01 per shares for the 2002 period. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2003 was $4.3 million...

Kansas Storm Loss Now Exceeds $256 Million

Aug 25 2003 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said the 2003 storm season in Kansas produced more than $256 million in losses of insured property and crops during April through July. “The storm season extended well...

Cadillac Escalade SUV Drives Off As Top Theft Target, Worst Overall Theft Losses

Aug 22 2003 // According to the latest report from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Cadillac Escalade SUV has the most frequent theft claims among 2000-02 model...

Kansas Storm Losses Now Exceed $256 Million

Aug 22 2003 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said the 2003 storm season in Kansas produced more than $256 million in losses of insured property and crops during April through July. “The storm season extended well...

Zurich Bounces Back – Posts $701 Million 1st Half Net Income

Aug 20 2003 // Zurich Financial Services has apparently turned the corner after some very rough times. The company’s 1st half results show net income of $701 million – well above most analysts’ expectations –...

Seibels Bruce Announces Profit for Q2

Aug 19 2003 // The Seibels Bruce Group Inc. of Columbia, S.C., announced financial results for the quarter that ended June 30, 2003, noting that the company posted a net profit of $759,000, or $0.08 per share (basic and diluted). This is...

Allcity Insurance Company Announces 1st Half Results

Aug 19 2003 // Allcity Insurance Company, a division of New York’s Empire Group, which is currently in runoff, reported a net loss of $1,620,000 or $0.23 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to a net loss of...

Losses from Tropical Storm Bill Estimated at Almost $22M

Aug 19 2003 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that new and final estimates by the state’s Department of Insurance show Tropical Storm Bill caused nearly $22 million in insured damages in...

ebix.com Reports Profitable Q2 Results

Aug 18 2003 // Atlanta-based ebix.com Inc. reported second quarter net income of $89,000, or $0.04 per share, as compared to net income of $17,000 or $0.01 per share for the second quarter of 2002. Total revenue for the quarter ended...

GAINSCO Takes Loss for Q2, First Six Months

Aug 15 2003 // GAINSCO Inc., a property/casualty insurance holding company based in Dallas, announced losses in net income for the second quarter and first six months of 2003 but the company noted that the losses are significantly less...