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Weekly Q4 2023 Earnings Wrap: CNA, Cincinnati Financial, American Financial

Fourth quarter net income at CNA Financial Corp. was up about 54% to $367 million, and net income for the year increased 77% to a record $1.2 billion. CNA said its property/casualty segments recorded net premium growth during the quarter …

FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Drops Excess D&O Coverage Spat With CNA Unit

Several days after he was found guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds on record, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried dropped an insurance coverage lawsuit against excess insurance company Continental Casualty Co. Shortly before his trial began in early October, …

Rochester Diocese Claims Fund Reaches $126M as 2 More Insurers Settle, 1 Holds Out

The Catholic Diocese of Rochester and sexual abuse survivors have reached settlements with additional insurers on amounts available to cover abuse claims, bringing the total fund now available to survivor claimants to $126.35 million. The latest settlements are with insurers …

Insurance Veteran Motamed, 74, Dies

Thomas F. Motamed, an industry veteran who started his career as a claims trainee and eventually led some of the largest insurers in the world, died of brain cancer on Tuesday. He was 74 years old. Motamed was most recently …

Nurse Practitioner Claims Have Increased Since 2017 but COVID Effect Yet to Play Out

The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a new report from CNA in collaboration with its business partners at Nurses Service Organization (NSO), “Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure …

CNA Records 50% Drop in Q3 Net Income

Net income at CNA Financial Corp. was down 50% for third quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year quarter, while property/casualty core income grew on improved underwriting performance. The insurance holdings company reported net income of $128 million for …

Hartford, CNA Post Drops in Q2 Net Income

Second quarter earnings at The Hartford fell to $437 million – about 51% less than the same period a year ago. Hartford said it booked a $485 million before-tax change from net realized gains to net realized losses during Q2. …

Experts Confirm Cyber Incidents Up Since Invasion of Ukraine; Insurance Underwriters Adapting

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters will need to adapt, according to a panel of experts at the PLUS Cyber Symposium. “There’s no doubt that attacks …

CNA Q4 Net Income Drops but Increases 74% for Full Year 2021

CNA Financial Corp. said fourth quarter 2021 net income decreased more than 30% to $266 million compared to the same period the prior year. There was a drop in net investment income during the last three months of 2021 to …

People Moves: Korte Named Sr. VP at CNA; Stephan Joins The Plexus Groupe; Ryan Specialty Group Adds Behren

CNA CNA appointed Dieter Korte senior vice president, Middle Market. In this role, Korte will be responsible for profitability, growth, and strategic direction of Chicago-based CNA’s middle market business unit. Korte joined CNA in 2016 after 25 years of commercial …