Latest Profit Loss Headlines
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The Midland Co. Reports Q3 Profit
Oct 21 2004 // Cincinnati-based The Midland Company, a provider of specialty insurance products and services, reported results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. Net income per share was 12 cents, which included 1 cent in...
AIG Unveils Q3 Numbers, Notes Storm Impact
Oct 21 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Thursday reported third quarter 2004 net income of $2.51 billion or $0.95 per share, compared to $2.34 billion or $0.89 per share in the third quarter of 2003. Third quarter 2004...
Everest Re Q3 Operating Earnings Down 96.2%
Oct 19 2004 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. reported from its Barbados headquarters that its third quarter 2004 after-tax operating income (which excludes realized capital gains and losses) was $4.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, a 96.2...
St. Paul Travelers Estimates Approximately $93 Million in Jeanne Losses
Oct 19 2004 // St. Paul Travelers announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Jeanne to be approximately $93 million, after tax and reinsurance. It apportioned the losses as follows: — Commercial, approximately $26...
Safeco Unveils Q3 Numbers, Notes Hurricane Impact
Oct 19 2004 // Seattle-based Safeco on Tuesday reported third-quarter results, reflecting strong fundamentals in a period with substantial hurricane losses and the loss on the sale of Life & Investments. The company posted a net...
Brown & Brown Reports Earnings Record
Oct 18 2004 // Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. announced record quarterly earnings for the third quarter of 2004 of $30,086,000 compared with $26,051,000 in the third quarter of 2003, an increase of 15.5%. Net income per share rose...
A.M. Best Affirms FSR for Florida Farm Bureau Group
Oct 18 2004 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of the Florida Farm Bureau Group. The rating applies to Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and its fully reinsured subsidiary, Florida...
Unitrin Tabs Full Hurricane Losses at Less Than $15M
Oct 17 2004 // Chicago-based Unitrin, Inc. announced that it expects its net losses resulting from Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne combined will be less than $15 million after-tax. Unitrin had previously disclosed that its...
S&P Lowers FSR for Fireman’s Fund, Some Subs
Oct 15 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty and financial strength ratings on Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. (FFIC) and some of its rated subsidiaries and its financial strength ratings...
St. Paul Travelers Sees $94 Million in Ivan Losses
Oct 14 2004 // The St. Paul Travelers Cos. announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Ivan to be about $94 million, after tax and reinsurance. The St. Paul, Minn., insurer said about $49 million of its losses came on its...
Survey Says Nearly 8 in 10 Calif. Homeowners in Fire Danger Areas Think Wildfire Losses ‘Unlikely’
Oct 14 2004 // Seventy-eight percent of California homeowners living in identified fire danger areas believe that it is “somewhat” or “very” unlikely their home will be damaged or destroyed by a wildfire,...
AIG Reports on Hurricane, Typhoon Losses; $500-$515 Million After Tax Net Losses Expected
Oct 14 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) has issued an estimate of its total expected losses relating to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, and Typhoons number 16 (Chaba), 18 (Songda) and 21 (Meari) in Japan. AIG...
CFC Tabs Jeanne Losses at About $8 Million
Oct 12 2004 // Property/casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced an estimate of $8 million for pretax catastrophe losses resulting from Hurricane Jeanne and updated estimates for prior storms. Including Jeanne, third-quarter...
Midland Sees Q3 Profit Despite Hurricanes
Oct 12 2004 // Cincinnati-based specialty insurer the Midland Co. projected a third-quarter profit, despite volatile weather conditions during the quarter. “We are anticipating earnings per share for the third quarter to be between...
Affirmative Notes Negligible Losses from Hurricanes
Oct 12 2004 // Texas-based Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., a provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, has reported it has experienced negligible losses from the four hurricanes that impacted the southeastern United...
Disaster Recovery Planning Heads Report Partnership to Help Businesses Prevent Loss
Oct 12 2004 // The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the Global Partnership for Preparedness (GPP) have announced a partnership to pilot test a new disaster planning toolkit at the launch of the Global Partnership for...
ACE Limited Comments on Impact of 3Q CAT Losses
Oct 12 2004 // ACE Limited announced that it estimates total net catastrophe-related charges during the third quarter across the entire ACE Group of Companies will be approximately $480 million pre-tax. This total includes the previously...
Safeco Estimates 3Q Catastrophe Losses
Oct 12 2004 // Seattle-based Safeco announced that its aggregate pretax catastrophe losses for the third quarter are estimated at $195 million. The estimated effect on third-quarter net income is $127 million after tax, or $0.96 per...
SAFECO ESTIMATES LOSSES FROM HURRICANE FRANCES:
Oct 11 2004 // Seattle-based Safeco announced that its pretax catastrophe losses stemming from Hurricane Frances are estimated at $28 million. This figure represents the estimated losses both from claims received through Sept. 20, 2004...
$13 TO $15 B HURRICANE DAMAGE LOSSES ESTIMATED:
Oct 11 2004 // The triple-whammy hits of hurricanes Ivan, Frances and Charley combined probably produced about $13 billion to $15 billion in losses, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions of Newark, Calif. The losses...
