2019 financial results News

How Much U.S. P/C Insurance Bottom Line Grew in 2019: A.M. Best

Net underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry in 2019 grew by $4.9 million from 2018, A.M. Best said in a new report. Underwriting income hit $4.1 billion in 2019, from a loss of $800 million in 2018, even …

Q4 Earnings Briefs: State Auto, National General, Donegal, Safety, Protective

State Auto Financial State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC) reported fourth-quarter net income of $32.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 72 cents per share. …

4Q Earnings Briefs: Trupanion, United Fire, FNF

Trupanion Trupanion Inc. (TRUP) reported fourth-quarter net income of $636,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Seattle-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The …

AIG and P/C Underwriting Post Profit for Q4

American International Group reported fourth quarter 2019 net income of $922 million compared to a net loss of $622 million in the prior-year quarter. The results reflected improvement in its closely-watched General Insurance (property/casualty) division where the insurer posted an …

Chubb Closes Out 2019 with Strongest Growth in Years

Chubb has plenty to celebrate about its 2019 fourth quarter. The global insurer enjoyed a large jump in net income due mostly to rate hikes and property/casualty underwriting gains. Chubb’s catastrophe losses also declined. Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg …

The Hartford’s 2019 Acquisition of Navigators Pays Off

The Hartford closed out 2019 with gains in net income and net investment income, buttressed in part by its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurer Navigators Group last May. Net income hit $543 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, during …

Travelers Reports Strong Q4, Full Year Results on Lower Catastrophe Losses

Strong quarterly and full year 2019 results for Travelers Cos. were helped by lower catastrophe losses and premium hikes. Net income rose to $873 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from $621 million for the same period in …

Hartford’s Q3 Net Income Rebounds, Rising 21% to $524 Million

The Hartford’s net income rebounded during the third quarter, rising 21% from Q3 2018 to $524 million, partly due to lower current accident year catastrophes, a lower group disability loss ratio and higher net investment income, the company said. The …

New Business Up 20% at Insurer AIA on Hong Kong, China Sales

Asia-focussed insurer AIA Group Ltd on Friday posted a 20% rise in new business for the first half of the year, as it sold more insurance products in its main markets of Hong Kong and China. AIA’s new business value, …

AIG’s P/C Business Delivers on CEO’s Underwriting Promise

American International Group (AIG) President and CEO Brian Duperreault has insisted that the insurer’s General Insurance unit will produce an underwriting profit for all of 2019, after a decade of losses. His promise has now come true for the second …