Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted second-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates because of higher claims costs at insurance units including Geico. Net income dropped 37 percent to $4.01 billion, or $2,442 a share, from $6.4 billion, or $3,889, a …
Howden UK, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Perkins Slade Forrest Holdings Ltd., subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. Perkins Slade is a leading independent insurance broker that operates in three areas of …
Eighteen year-olds pay an average of 18 percent more for car insurance if they sign up for an individual policy as opposed to remaining on their parents’ policies, according to a report from online seller insuranceQuotes.com. The difference in premiums …
The property/casualty insurance industry has made money on its personal lines underwriting since 2013 but that is likely to change in 2015. At the same time, commercial auto insurance should still make an underwriting profit in 2015 although it is …
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal hurricane season. A below-normal season is now even more likely than predicted in May, when the likelihood of a below-normal …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has extended its CreditWatch with negative implications on Ironshore Inc. and Ironshore Holdings (U.S.) Inc. for another 90 days. A.M. Best took a similar position last week. S&P said it is continuing …
Navigators Group Inc., the insurer that focuses on marine risks, agreed to settle a U.S. probe that it violated sanctions through deals tied to banned nations. Navigators will pay about $272,000 to resolve the liability for 48 suspected violations, according …
ACE has launched ACE Risk Manager, a website designed for its employers’ liability (EL) clients in the UK and Ireland. Advice on the site is designed to help companies improve the management of health and safety risks across their organizations …
At least nine people were killed in China’s eastern Zhejiang province as the remnants of Typhoon Soudelor dumped the heaviest rainfall in a century on the mainland after killing five in Taiwan. About 645 millimeters (25 inches) of rain fell …
