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More Earnings Reports: Validus Holdings, Montpelier Re

Jul 27 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Ltd. for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $627.089 mn...

Earnings Reports: Arch Capital, SCOR Group

Jul 27 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $1.051813 bn...

Selective Posts Lower Profit, Hampered by CAT Loss, Weaker Investments

Jul 26 2012 // Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group Inc. posted $0.3 million for its second-quarter profit, down from $1.5 million profit reported during the same period one year ago. The insurer said Wednesday that its...

Liberty Mutual: Much More Rate Hikes Needed to Correct Underpricing

Jul 26 2012 // The upward pricing trends are continuing in the U.S commercial lines, but much more rate increases are still needed to correct the chronic underpricing in the industry, Liberty Mutual CEO David Long remarked. “In...

Midwest Light Rain Not Enough to Stave Off Crop Losses

Jul 26 2012 // Light showers overnight in the southwestern U.S. Midwest were too little too late to prevent further losses to corn and soybean yields, and next week will bring the return of high heat and drought, an agricultural...

Earnings Reports: Aspen Insurance Holdings, Everest Re Group

Jul 26 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $666.6 mn...

W.R. Berkley Q2 Profit Rose 32%; Average Renewal Rate Hike Was 6%

Jul 25 2012 // W.R. Berkley Corp. reported $108.8 million for its second-quarter net profit, a 32.4 percent increase compared to the same period one year ago. The Greenwich, Conn.-headquartered insurer also said its profit for the first...

Earnings Report: ACE Limited

Jul 25 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Swiss based ACE Limited for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $5.653 bn $5.423 bn Net...

Crop Insurers Can Handle Midwest Drought Losses: Fitch

Jul 23 2012 // Analysts at Fitch Ratings say they believe the leading writers of crop insurance will be able to absorb any near-term crop losses from the current drought in the Midwest. Fitch said the insurers are likely to maintain...

Aon: June’s Severe Weather Losses Near $2B in U.S.

Jul 23 2012 // Severe weather insurance losses in the United States were close to $2 billion in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report. The report, published by Aon’s Impact Forecasting, noted that the...

What to Know About the NEW & IMPROVED Flood Program

Jul 23 2012 // Now with Fewer Subsidies, Minimum Deductibles, Multifamily Coverage and More If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has stayed afloat despite a...

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Urges Homeowners to Protect Against Storm Losses‎

Jul 20 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging to take steps now to protect their homes in the event New York is hit by any of the nine to 15 storms the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts for the 2012...

Earnings Report: Beazley Group

Jul 20 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Dublin-based Beazley Group for the first six months of 2012 are as follows: 1st Half 2012 1st Half 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $1.0131 bn $924.8 mn Net...

Record Number of Farmers Expected to File Crop Insurance Claims

Jul 20 2012 // The drought ravaging America’s prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in some cases, farmers who have amped up their insurance coverage may be giving...

Allstate Reports Catastrophe Losses for Q2 of $820 Million

Jul 19 2012 // The nation’s largest publicly-held personal lines insurer, Allstate Corp., announced estimated catastrophe losses of $820 million, pre-tax, for the second quarter 2012, which includes $440 million for June. Last...

RRGs Financially Stable Despite Q1 Underwriting Losses: Demotech

Jul 19 2012 // First quarter 2012 reported financial information indicates risk retention groups continue to exhibit financial stability. RRGs reported a $10 million net underwriting loss collectively, however, they also reported $49.8...

Travelers Insurance Reports Q2 Profit Despite Disaster Losses

Jul 19 2012 // Travelers Cos Inc. reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday but missed Wall Street expectations, as the insurer’s catastrophe losses fell from a year before but were still higher than historical norms. Travelers,...

Long Term Care Liability Loss Rate Expected to Grow: Aon

Jul 18 2012 // Long term care liability loss rates and claim severity have reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily in 2013 against a backdrop of health care provider budget constraints and uncertainty about health...

RSA Updates Earnings Forecast after UK Weather, Italian Quake Losses

Jul 18 2012 // UK-based RSA has issued a bulletin following “the wettest June on record in the UK.” RSA said it expects a “net loss across the Group’s UK Household, Motor and Commercial Property portfolios from...

Everest National Launches Non-Profit Social Service Industry Program

Jul 17 2012 // Everest National Insurance Co., a U.S. insurance subsidiary of Everest Re Group, Ltd., has launched anon-profit social service program with NIF Group, Inc. that will target a variety of social service providers. NIF is a...