BB Seguridade Participações News

Brazil’s BB Seguridade Raises Full-Year Forecasts as Q3 Profit Jumps 69%

Brazilian insurer BB Seguridade Participacoes SA raised some of its full-year forecasts on Monday after reporting a 69% jump in third-quarter profit on the back of a strong performance in insurance, pension plans and premium bonds. BB Seguridade, which is …

Brazil’s BB Seguridade Posts 86.6% Rise in Q2 Net Profit

Brazilian insurer BB Seguridade Participacoes SA on Monday increased its full-year outlook, citing higher-than-expected growth in written premiums as it posted an 86.6% rise in net profit in the second quarter. Shares in the company, controlled by state-run lender Banco …

Banco do Brasil’s Insurance Unit BB Seguridade to Get New CEO: Report

SAO PAULO – New management at Brazil’s state-controlled Banco do Brasil SA plans to replace the chief executive of insurance holding BB Seguridade Participacoes SA, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Tuesday. Current CEO Marcio Hamilton is expected to be …

Brazil’s BB Seguridade Expects Slower Growth as Recession Continues to Bite

State-controlled insurance holding company BB Seguridade Participações SA on Monday forecast slower profit growth this year, reflecting the impact of Brazil’s harshest recession ever and a rapid decline in interest rates. BB Seguridade projected an increase of 1 percent to …

Brazil’s BB Seguridade Could Deliver Returns Near 60%, Despite Poor Economy

BB Seguridade Participações SA, the insurance unit of state-controlled Banco do Brasil SA, could deliver returns near 60 percent this year even as Brazil’s worst recession in decades hampers growth in underwriting premiums and fans delinquencies, Chief Financial Officer Werner …

Brazil Weighs Sale of Some of Its Stake in IRB in $1.3B Reinsurer IPO: Sources

Brazil’s government is considering the sale of some of its stake in IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA, the largest reinsurer in Latin America, in a 4 billion-real ($1.3 billion) initial public offering, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. In …