2020 financial results News

Allstate Reports Net Income Rose 52% for Q4

Insurer Allstate reported improved auto underwriting results and strong investment returns for the fourth quarter 2020. Net income was up 52% to $2.6 billion for the quarter compared to net income of $1.7 billion in the same quarter in 2019. …

Argo’s Q4 2020 Losses from Natural Disasters and COVID-19 Estimated at $51M

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. estimates losses from fourth quarter 2020 natural catastrophes and the COVID-19 pandemic will hit $51 million. Breaking down the overall total, Bermuda-based Argo expects to report Q4 natural catastrophe losses of approximately $38 million, primarily …

Chubb’s Q4 ‘Excellent’ Results Boosted by Commercial Lines Price Hikes

Global insurer Chubb reported fourth quarter results for 2020 significantly better than the same period in 2019. For the 2020 fourth quarter, Chubb’s net income grew significantly higher, as did its net premiums written, which expanded by double digits for …

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports First Annual Drop in Profit Since 2008

BEIJING/SHANGHAI — Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd , China’s largest insurer by market value, on Wednesday reported its first annual fall in profit since 2008, as COVID shutdowns hampered business growth. The insurer reported a 4.2% drop …

Industry Underestimating COVID-19 Biz Interruption Losses: RenRe CEO

During an upbeat earnings call focused on how RenaissanceRe is using $1 billion of capital it raised last year in 2021, the CEO highlighted one negative development for the industry overall — inadequate estimates of COVID-19 losses. “Even as COVID …

W.R. Berkley Reports Record Q4 Net Income

W.R. Berkley Corp. generated record net income in its 2020 fourth-quarter and a healthy combined ratio, results that company attributed to rate hikes, bigger investment returns and ongoing underwriting discipline. Fourth-quarter net income reached nearly $312.2 million, or $1.67 per …

Everest Re Cites Social Inflation for $400M Prior-Year Reserve Charge

Everest Re is the most recent insurance and reinsurance company to announce catastrophe and COVID losses in advance of fourth-quarter earnings, but Everest’s disclosure on Monday also addressed a boost in prior-year casualty reserves. “The decisive reserving actions we are …

Brown & Brown Revenues, Profit Jump in Q4

Insurance agency Brown & Brown reported revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $642.1 million, a jump of 10.9% or $63.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Agency commissions and fees increased in the quarter by 10.9% …

Travelers Insurance Profit Soared in Q4 on Fewer Claims, Investment Gains

Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday, helped by an increase in returns from investments and lower catastrophe claims. Travelers reported a core income of $1.26 billion, or …

Home, Pet Insurer Lemonade Bypasses Auto in Favor of Life… for Now

Lemonade plans to start selling term life insurance in the next 90 days, adding to its current rental, homeowners and pet insurance offerings, the company said in an earnings report this week. During an investor conference call, Lemonade executives confirmed …