Underwriting
Allianz Beats Profit Estimates, Thanks to PIMCO Momentum
Even after outflows hit Pimco in the last quarter, Allianz SE's giant bond fund unit is on a roll. In an industry plagued by ever-shrinking margins, Pacific Investment Management Co. and its smaller ...
Swiss Re Net Profit Lands Below Forecasts; Reinsurer Mulls IPO for UK Closed Book Biz
Swiss Re is exploring a 2019 listing in Britain of its UK closed book business ReAssure, it said on Friday as a 17 percent fall in first half net profit hit its shares. The reinsurer said that it was ...
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AIG Confronts Q2 Underwriting Loss and an Investment Income Slump
American International Group Inc.'s second-quarter earnings took a hit on a slump in income from the insurer's investment portfolio. The stock fell as much as 6.1 percent. Profit in the period fell ...
Price Increases, Investment Income, Organic Growth Propel The Hanover’s Q2
Price increases, a jump in net investment income and organic business growth helped give The Hanover Insurance Group a strong second quarter. The Hanover booked $99.3 million in net income during Q2 ...
Wells Fargo Will Fork Over $2.09B to Resolve Longstanding U.S. Mortgage Probe
Ten years after faulty mortgages upended the global financial system, Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $2.09 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its creation and sale of loans that contributed to ...
AXA Redeems Itself With Strong First-Half Earnings
Axa SA gave under-fire Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl a needed boost with first-half earnings that beat estimates and growth in new business. Axa, posting its first results since a ...
XL Group, Nearing Its Planned Merger With AXA, Reports a Steady Q2
As XL Group reaches the final days before its $15.3 billion sale to AXA Group goes through, the insurer and reinsurer is still doing fairly well as an independent company. XL Group/XL Catlin said it ...
AIG Will Expand the Mission of Its Newly-Created Reinsurer DSA Re
American International Group's newly-created reinsurer designed initially to back old policies it has will expand its focus to the broader industry. The insurance giant said that it, along with The ...