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Chubb Posts $506M Q1 Income, Bigger Underwriting Profit

May 7 2012 // The Chubb Corporation reported $506 million in net income for the 2012 first quarter, down slightly — 0.59% — from $509 million income reported one year ago. The insurer’s underwriting profit improved...

Donegal Sees $8M Q1 Profit, Its Largest Earning in 3 Years

May 7 2012 // Donegal Group reported $8.0 million net income for 2012 first quarter — almost four times the $2.2 million net income reported one year ago. Donegal, a P/C insurance holding company headquartered in Marietta, Penn., said...

AIG Q1 Profit More Than Doubles to $3.21 Billion

May 4 2012 // American International Group Inc. reported $3.21 billion net income for its 2012 first quarter, a 147 percent increase from $1.30 billion net income posted during the same period one year ago. The insurer’s profit...

April Weather Caused $1 Billion in Insured Losses in U.S.: Aon

May 4 2012 // A series of severe weather events across central and southern sections of the United States in April caused upwards of $1 billion in insured losses, according to Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Global...

Aon Revenues Rise But Profit Dips in Q1

May 4 2012 // Risk and insurance brokerage service provider Aon Corp. reported 3 percent revenue growth along with a 3 percent decline in profit for the first quarter. First quarter net income declined to $238 million from $246 million...

Earnings Report: Flagstone Re

May 4 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Luxembourg-based Flagstone Re for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $170.2 mn $352.7 mn Net premiums written...

Aon Benfield’s April Global Cat Reports near $1 Billion in Tornado Losses

May 4 2012 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has released its latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide...

Swiss Re Q1 Net Profit Rebounds from Q1 2011 to $1.1 Billion

May 4 2012 // Swiss Re reported a very strong first-quarter with overall net income of $1.141 billion in comparison to a loss of $665 million in Q1 2011. “This result was driven by strong underwriting, good investment performance...

Allstate Profit Jumps 46% in Q1

May 3 2012 // Allstate Insurance reported a first quarter profit of $766 million, up by about 46 percent from a year-earlier profit of $524 million. The increase was due to improvement in operating income and, to a lesser extent,...

Hartford Q1 Profit Drops 81% on Realized Loss, But Core Earnings Up

May 3 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said its 2012 first quarter net income declined 80.8 percent to $96 million, hurt by a $587 million net realized loss from runoff operations. The Hartford’s net income...

Earnings Reports: Allied World, Endurance Specialty, RenaissanceRe

May 3 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Allied World Assurance for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $680.292 mn $560.688 mn Net premiums written...

Arthur J. Gallagher Profit Up 85% in Q1

May 2 2012 // Global insurance broker and risk management firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. boosted its profit 85 percent in the first quarter, from $15.2 million in 2011 to $28.1 million this year, due to strong growth in commission...

N.J. Examines Stop-Loss Insurance for Self-Insured Small Businesses

May 2 2012 // A growing number of small businesses in New Jersey are self-funding or self-insuring their employees’ healthcare costs, and they are opting out of paying fixed premiums for traditional health insurance plans like...

Hanover Insurance Group Q1 Profit Up 70% to $49.7M

May 2 2012 // The Hanover Insurance Group reported $49.7 million net income for its 2012 first quarter, up 70 percent from $29.3 million reported during the same period one year ago. Profit continues to get a boost from its London-based...

Marsh & McLennan Posts $347M Q1 Income, Up 6.8% From Last Year

May 2 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported $347 million net income for its 2012 first quarter, up 6.8 percent from $325 million reported during the same period in 2011. The total revenues for the quarter were $3.05 billion,...

Earnings Report: PartnerRe

May 2 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from PartnerRe for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $1.567 bn $1.557 bn Net premiums written...

Earnings Report: Aspen Holdings

May 1 2012 //

Mercury: First Quarter Income Rose on Lower Losses

Apr 30 2012 // Mercury General Corp. reported on Monday that net income in the first quarter rose to $73.4 million from $58.2 million during the same time last year due to lower loss expenses and gains on investments. Income rose to...

Consumer Rebates Under Medical Loss Ratio Estimated to Be $1.3 Billion

Apr 30 2012 // More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year, thanks to President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to a nonpartisan research...

Earnings Reports: Validus Holdings, AXIS Capital

Apr 30 2012 // Selected earnings highlights from Validus Holdings for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $837.299 mn $849.89 mn Net premiums written...