November 21, 2024
Zurich Insurance Group AG set new targets for profitability and profit growth for the next three years, after a better-than-expected market environment put it on track to exceed its existing guidance a year ahead of plan. The insurer pledged to …
November 7, 2024
Zurich Insurance Group said on Thursday that its exposure to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which recently wreaked havoc in the United States, would be less than $360 million, as insurers face increasing losses from natural catastrophes. Analysts expect up to …
August 8, 2024
Zurich Insurance posted a record first-half operating profit on Thursday and said it was on track to beat its 2025 targets, but concerns about natural catastrophe losses sent its shares lower. Insurers have benefited from several years of rising premiums …
May 16, 2024
Zurich Insurance Group AG said revenue from property and casualty insurance rose 12% in the first quarter on a like-for-like basis, helped by higher premiums. Gross written premiums in the business rose 9% from a year earlier, as Asia and …
February 22, 2024
Zurich Insurance posted a better-than-expected annual operating profit on Thursday and announced a share buyback of up to 1.1 billion Swiss francs ($1.25 billion), as insurers ride out the impact of a global pandemic, wars and climate disasters. Operating profit …
February 10, 2023
Zurich Insurance Group reported net income attributable to shareholders of $4.6 billion in 2022, a 12% decrease from $5.2 billion in 2021, which was driven mainly by a lower level of capital gains, net losses on divestment of businesses and …
November 10, 2022
Zurich Insurance Group expects a net $550 million pre-tax hit from Hurricane Ian, Europe’s fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday, though it remains on track to beat its 2020-2022 financial targets, helped by premium rate rises. Insurers face potential losses of …
August 11, 2022
Zurich Insurance Group reported a better-than-expected 25% rise in operating profit in the first half on strong performance across the board and announced a bumper 1.8 billion Swiss francs ($1.91 billion) share buyback on Thursday, sending its shares higher. Europe’s …
May 13, 2022
Zurich Insurance Group has made a strong start to the year and expects to exceed all its financial targets for 2022, despite ongoing inflationary pressures. The company has minimal exposure to the war in Ukraine. Premium rates will continue to …
February 10, 2022
Zurich Insurance expects continued revenue and profit growth in the next two years, its chief financial officer said on Thursday, after the Swiss insurer reported its biggest annual profit since the financial crisis. Insurers were gloomy about the outlook when …