December 8, 2015
Swiss Re, at its annual Investors’ Day Conference, unveiled its strategic framework to “position the company strongly vis-à-vis current and future opportunities and challenges facing the re/insurance industry.” The world’s second largest reinsurer said it would stress “systematic and fast …
September 9, 2015
Global reinsurer capital totaled $565 billion at June 30, 2015, a reduction of two percent relative to the end of 2014 that was driven by strengthening of the U.S. dollar, according to the latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate …
April 17, 2014
Sompo Japan Insurance and Nipponkoa Insurance are already acting as one entity ahead of their merger in September. They’ve announced plans to invest “tens of billions of yen” in new areas such as energy, environment and infrastructure, mainly through private …
December 5, 2013
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, lowered its profit goal as Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn signaled he’s ready to sell some businesses to bolster earnings growth. Zurich Insurance said it targets return on equity, a measure of profitability, …
October 24, 2011
U.S. insurers’ prospective after-tax return on equity for homeowners’ insurance is 4.8 percent on average, a decrease from the 6.9 percent of 2010, mainly due to subdued investment returns and higher estimates of non-coastal losses. That calculation comes from Aon …