Performance
Japan’s Insurers Pushing For Significant Hike in Quake Insurance Premiums
Japan's insurance companies are pushing for an average 19 percent increase in earthquake premiums as they reassess risk following the unprecedented magnitude 9 quake four years ago. The increase ...
Higher Premiums Push SCOR’s Q2 Profit Higher By Double Digits
SCOR SE, France's largest reinsurer, said second-quarter profit rose 26 percent as the stronger dollar helped push up premium growth. Net income climbed to 152 million euros ($168 million) from 121 ...
AXIS Sees Q2 Income Drop, Driven by Investment Declines & Marine Losses
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said its net income dropped during the 2015 second quarter versus a year ago, becoming the latest carrier adversely affected, in part, by a drop in investment income. High ...
Zurich Insurance Confirms Possible Bid For Rival RSA
Cash-rich Zurich Insurance is weighing a bid for British rival RSA Insurance Group which could top $8 billion and be the latest industry tie-up amid toughening regulations. The impending launch of ...Hartford’s Profit Beats Estimates, Share Buyback Grows
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer that sold life units to focus on property/casualty coverage, increased its share buyback by $1.6 billion and raised the dividend 17 percent as ...
PartnerRe, M&A Focused, Suffers Large Investment Losses in Q2
PartnerRe has enough on its plate juggling a proposed merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR SpA. Now there is a sizable second-quarter ...
ACE Moves to Larger Singapore Space as Asia Expansion Continues
ACE Group said it moved to larger space in Singapore to help facilitate continued expansion in the Asia Pacific Region. Specifically, ACE's new operations entail 38,500 square feet housing more than ...
Chubb’s Q2 Profit Dips 1% Due to Weak Investments and ACE Merger Costs
Chubb Corp., the insurer that agreed this month to be bought by Ace Ltd., said second-quarter profit slipped 1 percent on weaker investment results and costs tied to the transaction. Net income ...