Q2 2019 results News
Swiss Re Hit With Ethiopian Airlines, MAX and Natural Catastrophe Claims
Swiss Re's first-half net profit fell 5.3 percent, as claims relating to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the subsequent grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, plus natural catastrophes took their toll. ...
Argo Group Warns Q2 Earnings Will Take a Hit
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. is warning that its results for its 2019 second quarter will take a hit due to losses affecting operations in London, Europe and Bermuda. Issues at play ...
French Reinsurer SCOR Generates Substantial Q2 Net Profit
French reinsurer SCOR, which was the target of a failed takeover attempt last year, said its net profit for the second quarter rose 62% from the same period a year ago, helping the company meet ...
W.R. Berkley Rate Increases Fuel Robust Q2 Net Income and Premiums Written
Rate increases are a big factor behind W.R. Berkley Corp.'s mostly stellar Q2, with the insurer and reinsurer reporting a robust jump in net income, net investment income and premiums written. ...
A Hardening P/C Insurance Market Has Accelerated and Gone Global: Chubb CEO Greenberg
It is becoming increasingly clear that a hardening property/casualty insurance market has accelerated and gone global after initial signs first materialized earlier in 2019, Chubb Chairman and CEO ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: ‘Lots of Levers’ Can Be Pulled to Keep Improving Margins
The Travelers Companies CEO Alan Schnitzer reassured analysts that the insurer "has lots of levers" it can pull to keep improving margins and profitability, even though its combined ratio ticked ...
Price Increases Boost Chubb’s Premiums but Net Income Dips Slightly
Chubb's saw its net income dip slightly and its P/C combined ratio nudge higher during the 2019 second quarter, but price increases led to solid premium gains. "This quarter was about growth and ...