Underwriting & Pricing
Natural Catastrophes Dent Allianz’s Net Income; Full-Year Profit Target Remains
Allianz SE is sticking with its full-year profit target as improving returns offset a jump in losses from natural catastrophes. The insurer reiterated an operating profit target of 10.3 billion euros ...
Cyclone Debbie, Other Weather Events Hammer Swiss Re’s Q1 Net Income
Swiss Re reported net income of $656 million during the first quarter of 2017, a 45 percent drop from $1.2 billion reported in the same period last year. Swiss Re's Q1 result was hammered by expected ...
AIG’s Cost-Cutting Helped Lead to a Better-Than-Expected Q1
American International Group Inc., one of the largest U.S. insurers, reported better-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, helped by investment returns and cost cuts. AIG ...
Allstate’s Q1 Profit Soars; Auto Line Pricing Improvement Progresses
Allstate saw its first quarter profit take a big jump this year to $666 million, up from the $217 million reported for the first quarter of 2016. Total revenue of $9.4 billion in the first quarter of ...
Markel Corp. Blames Ogden Rate Decrease for Disappointing Q1
Markel Corp's 2017 first quarter slumped in a major way, with a drop in net income and a rise in its overall combined ratio. The holding company for insurance, reinsurance and global investment ...
Canada P/C Giant Desjardins Seeks Acquisitions
Desjardins Group is looking to acquire insurers, wealth managers and payments firms to expand further outside Quebec and challenge the dominance of Canada's big financial services firms, Chief ...
Handling Cyber as Standalone Insurance Could Benefit Carriers, Buyers Alike
Treating cyber risk as a standalone insurance market holds the promise of unlocking the potential for meaningful coverage for both insurers and buyers, according to a new report by JLT Re and JLT ...
Meteorologists: Signs Suggest 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will be Normal
Most meteorologists forecast the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than a year ago, with the number of named storms and hurricanes near average. A few meteorologists, however, expect ...