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Transatlantic 2005 Net Income Drops 85% to $37.9 Million; Q4 Off 86.3%

Feb 16 2006 // Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.(TRH) reported that its net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $37.9 million, or $0.57 per common share (diluted), compared to $254.6 million, or $3.85 per common share...

Montpelier Re: Q4 Net Loss of $61M

Feb 16 2006 // Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. reported a net loss for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 of $61.0 million, or $0.68 per share, compared with net income of $102.4 million, or $1.53 per share, for the same quarter...

Navigators Group Sees Record Q4

Feb 15 2006 // The Navigators Group Inc. reported net income of $15,310,000 or $0.96 per share for the 2005 fourth quarter based on 16,012,000 diluted shares compared to net income of $10,635,000 or $0.84 per share for the 2004 fourth...

A.M. Best: P/C Industry Reports Underwriting Loss

Feb 14 2006 // Driven by the largest natural catastrophe in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. property/casualty industry’s underwriting loss was $2.8 billion for the first nine months of 2005, reversing the $3.4 billion...

W.R. Berkley 2005 Net Income Up 24%; Sees New Units Having Impact in 2006

Feb 13 2006 //

Max Re Posts $11.4 Million Q4 Loss; $6.7 Million 2005 Profit

Feb 13 2006 // Bermuda-based reinsurer Max Re Capital Ltd. reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2005 of $11.4 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $87.1 million, or $1.82 per diluted...

Mercury General Reports Net Income of $46.2 Million

Feb 13 2006 // Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. has reported net income of $46.2 million or $0.84 per share-diluted in the fourth quarter of 2005 compared with $74.1 million or $1.36 per share-diluted for the same period in 2004....

Arch Capital Reports Q4 Net Income of Just Over $100M for 2005

Feb 13 2006 // Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported that net income for the 2005 fourth quarter was $100.9 million, or $1.34 per share, compared to $107.1 million, or $1.45 per share, for the 2004 fourth quarter. For the year...

Brown & Brown Reports Record Revenues, Net Income

Feb 10 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. has announced record earnings for 2005, the 13th consecutive year for which the company has recorded new highs in both revenues and net income....

Aon Sees Q4 Net Income of $224M

Feb 10 2006 // Aon Corp. reported fourth quarter and full year 2005 results. Net income was $224 million or $0.65 per share in the fourth quarter of 2005 and $81 million or $0.24 per share in 2004. Fourth quarter 2005 net income from...

Fairfax Sees Q4 Loss of $318M

Feb 9 2006 // Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited had a net loss of $318.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 and $497.9 million for the 2005 year. The falls come after absorbing losses from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and...

Argonaut Group Reports Record 2005 Results Despite Hurricanes

Feb 8 2006 // San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced financial results for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2005, noting that the company’s gross written premiums topped $1 billion for the first time in its...

Kingsway Grows Net Income by 24% for 2005; Dividend Increases 25%

Feb 8 2006 // Canada-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005 (Cdn dollars except where indicated). Net income for the quarter increased 16% to $42.1 million...

Willis Q4 Reported Revenues Down in 2005 Compared to Prior Year

Feb 8 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. reported results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005. Separately, the Board of Directors approved a 9 percent increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company’s...

RenaissanceRe Sees Q4 Operating Loss of $207M

Feb 7 2006 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. reported a net operating loss attributable to common shareholders of $206.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, principally reflecting a $313.9 million net negative impact from...

AXIS Capital Notes Profitable Year; Reports Net Income of $90.1M

Feb 7 2006 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders of $90.1 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, or $0.57 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $495.0...

XL Capital Reports Q4 2005 Net Loss of Nearly $822M

Feb 7 2006 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. has reported a net loss to ordinary shareholders for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 of $821.9 million, or a net loss of $5.51 per ordinary share, compared with net income of $288.0 million,...

Crawford & Co. Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Results; ‘Cautious’ About 2006

Feb 6 2006 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005. Fourth quarter 2005 revenues before reimbursements totaled $216.9 million compared with $205.8...

PartnerRe Sees Q4 Net Loss of $33.6M

Feb 6 2006 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported a net loss of $33.6 million, or $0.76 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2005. This net loss includes net after-tax realized gains on investments of $37.0 million or $0.66 per share....

Risk models show industry burden under TRIA

Feb 6 2006 // The extension of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act represents solvency protection in extreme events but is not an industry subsidy, according to risk modeling experts at Risk Management Solutions and AIR Worldwide...