Hard Market ‘Supercycle’ Likely to Be Prolonged: Lloyd’s CEO Neal September 6, 2024 By L.S. Howard Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7—its best interim...
Lloyd’s Reports Best H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2007, With 83.7 Combined Ratio September 5, 2024 By L.S. Howard The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market reported overall profit before tax of £4.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), a 25.6% increase from...
Ping An Profit Rises Nearly 7% as Market Recovery Bolsters Returns August 23, 2024 By Bloomberg News Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said profit rose nearly 7% in the first half, after a stock-market recovery helped bolster...
Swiss Re First-Half Profit Beats Estimates on Lower Catastrophe Claims August 22, 2024 By Myriam Balezou Swiss Re AG’s first-half net income beat estimates, as the re-insurer avoided higher claims from natural catastrophes that have impacted...
UK Insurer Aviva Beats Earnings Forecasts on Home, Motor Insurance Price Hikes August 14, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn British insurer Aviva beat first-half profit expectations following a rise in general insurance premiums in Britain and Ireland, and said...
Generali Profit Falls as Europe Flooding Hurts Non-Life Results August 12, 2024 By Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s second-quarter profit fell 24% from a year earlier, as claims from storms and flooding in Europe weighed...
Update: Australia’s QBE More Than Doubles First-Half Profit, but Misses Estimates August 9, 2024 By Ayushman Ojha and Rishav Chatterjee Australia’s QBE Insurance Group on Friday reported a more than twofold jump in its first-half profit, boosted by higher income...
European Insurers Enjoy Big Profits After Premium Hikes August 8, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn, Tom Sims and Yadarisa Shabong Several European insurers recorded bumper first-half profits on Thursday, as customers burnt by a pandemic, war and a pick-up in...
UK Insurer Beazley Upgrades 2024 Forecast After H1 Profit Nearly Doubles August 8, 2024 British insurer Beazley upgraded its combined ratio forecast for 2024 on Thursday after first-half pretax profit nearly doubled, boosted by...
Update: Zurich Insurance Tops Profit Forecast, on Track to Beat 2025 Targets August 8, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn and Eva Orsolya Papp Zurich Insurance posted a record first-half operating profit on Thursday and said it was on track to beat its 2025...