Q2 2018 financial results News
State Auto Ekes Out Small Profit; Combined Ratio Reaches 107
State Auto Financial Corp. eked out a small profit in the second quarter, with rate hikes helping its bottom line. At the same time, the Ohio-based insurer struggled with a combined ratio well above ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Underwriting Returns to Profit, Driving Successful Q2
This year's looking brighter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance businesses after 2017's hurricanes led to the first annual underwriting loss in more than a decade. Auto insurer Geico and the ...
To AIG CEO Duperreault, the Path to Profitability Is ‘Not a Straight Line’
After a disappointing second quarter, AIG CEO Brian Duperreault restated his pledge that the struggling insurer would reach an underwriting profit after 2018. He also cautioned that the road to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
For CNA, International Insurance Was a Blemish on an Otherwise Solid Q2
For CNA Financial Corp., the 2018 second quarter produced mostly gains: Higher net premiums written in most of its divisions, increased investment returns and still-healthy combined ratios in all but ...