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Specialty Lines, Investment Results Highlight OneBeacon 2d Quarter
Aug 2 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. reported adjusted book value per share of $18.21, an increase of 8.3% through June 30, 2007 and 3.7% for the second quarter, including dividends. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2007,...
Fla.: FPIC Insurance Group Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 2 2007 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based FPIC Insurance Group Inc., reported for the second quarter of 2007. Income from continuing operations of $10.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted common share is up from $7.1 million, or $0.66 per...
Net Income Up 8% for Willis in 2d Quarter
Aug 2 2007 // Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today reported results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007, including net income of $78 million compared to $72 million a year ago, an...
Employers Holdings To Report Q2 Earnings
Aug 1 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc., a provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small, U.S. businesses, will review the company’s second quarter 2007 financial results, operating results and other...
JLT Posts $104.4 Million H1 Profit
Aug 1 2007 // The UK’s Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced good results for the six months ended June 30, 2007, notably a 12.4 percent rise in “underlying profit before tax” of £51.1 million ($104.4...
Hanover Reports Improved 2Q Earnings
Aug 1 2007 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. in Worcester, Mass. reported net income for the second quarter of $59.8 million, or $1.14 per share, compared to $50.9 million, or $0.99 per share in the second quarter of last...
Safeco Reports Q2 Income of $186.4 Million
Jul 31 2007 // Seattle-based Safeco has reported net income for the second quarter of 2007 of $186.4 million, compared with net income of $199.7 million for the same period in 2006. Operating earnings were $175 million for the quarter,...
21st Century Holding Co. Reports Record Earnings of $1.32 Per Share
Jul 31 2007 // For the three months ended June 30, 21st Century Holding Co. reported record net income of $10,478,429, or $1.32 per share on 7,930,964 average undiluted shares outstanding, as compared to net income of $8,904,559, or...
Commerce Group Net Earnings Dip, Loss Ratio Rises in 2Q
Jul 27 2007 // The Commerce Group, Inc. in Webster, Mass. reported 2007 second net earnings were $41.5 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $58.6 million or $0.86 per diluted share for 2006. Included in the...
The Hartford Reports 32% Increase in Net Income for 2d Quarter
Jul 27 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported second quarter 2007 net income of $627 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, a 32 percent increase over the second quarter 2006. The Hartford’s core earnings in the...
North Pointe Holdings Announces Date for 2nd Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Jul 25 2007 // Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. recently announced that the company will report financial results for the second quarter 2007 with a conference call for investors and other interested parties on Friday,...
U.S. P/C INSURERS PAY $2.1 BILLION IN CAT LOSSES
Jul 23 2007 // U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $2.175 billion for second-quarter property losses resulting from a total of six catastrophes in 25 states — tying the record...
P/C industry net income, overall profitability slips
Jul 23 2007 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes dipped to $15.8 billion in first-quarter 2007 from $16.7 billion in first-quarter 2006 and $17.7 billion in first-quarter 2005, according to...
Calif. workers’ comp earthquake losses could exceed $150 million annually
Jul 23 2007 // California workers’ compensation insurers will need $180 million annually to pay for workers’ compensation losses induced by earthquakes, according to a recently released study by the Workers’...
News Currents
Jul 23 2007 // P/C industry net income, overall profitability slips The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes dipped to $15.8 billion in first-quarter 2007 from $16.7 billion in first-quarter 2006 and...
Allstate 2nd Quarter Earnings Rise 16 Percent, Fall Short of Estimates
Jul 20 2007 // Allstate Corp., the nation’s No. 2 property and casualty insurer, said Wednesday its second-quarter profits climbed 16 percent on strong auto insurance sales but operating income fell as the company paid...
FTC Finds Use of Credit Helps Consumers, Insurer Group Says
Jul 20 2007 // The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) study of automobile insurers’ use of credit has reaffirmed the strong connection between credit information and the risk of loss and has determined that its use helps to...
Alfa Expects to Report Record Earnings for Q2 2007
Jul 16 2007 // Alfa Corporation announced that it expects operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, to be in a range of $0.40 to $0.44 per diluted share. The results are primarily due to improved underwriting results at the...
Okla. Woman Accused of Committing Fraud with Cattle Loss Claims
Jul 16 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland recently announced that department anti-fraud investigators presented an Affidavit of Probable Cause in Pontotoc County alleging Holly Timmons Campbell committed insurance fraud...
Farmers Acquires Right to Use Subordinated Notes for Severe Cat Losses
Jul 12 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group has entered into a committed capital facility providing the company the right to issue $500 million of regulatory capital to cover catastrophic losses over the next five years in the United States....
