2021 financial results News

Lloyd’s Expects ‘Major Claim’ From Russia-Ukraine War, Reports ‘Strong’ Profit in 2021

Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced “a strong return to profitability” in its 2021 full year financial results, with an overall profit of £2.3 billion ($3.04 billion), compared to a loss of £900 million ($1.2 billion) in …

Ping An Insurance Profit Falls 29%

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd., the country’s largest insurer, on Friday reported its biggest annual profit fall since 2008 as the country’s property market soured, but said it expected such investment losses to ease in future. Ping …

Generali Reports Record Operating Profit in 2021, as Board Battle Looms

Italy’s top insurer Generali, facing a power struggle over its management, said on Tuesday it posted record operating profit last year thanks to a strong contribution from all of its business segments. Generali also said it continued to monitor the …

Inside Allianz’s $4B Structured Alpha Fund Blowup: Red Flags and Fat Fees

It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go practically nowhere. But inside Allianz SE, where a handful of hedge fund managers claimed they could do just that, few …

AXA Doubles 2021 Net Income to €7.29 Billion

AXA reported a profit on Thursday that more than doubled from last year, with the French insurer recovering from pandemic-related claims during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis. The company, Europe’s second-biggest insurer after Allianz, said it expected underlying earnings …

Munich Re Forecasts 14% Jump in 2022 Profit as It Reports Bounceback From Pandemic

German reinsurance group Munich Re on Wednesday forecast a 14% jump in profit this year as it reported a bounceback in 2021 from the coronavirus pandemic despite big claims from natural disasters. Marked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in …

Allianz Fires 2 Asset Managers Who Ran Group of Collapsed Investment Funds

Allianz ALVG.DE has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market swings, according to regulatory filings. The downfall of the $15 billion …

Allianz Sets Aside $4.2B to Handle Probes, Lawsuits After Collapse of Investment Funds

German insurer and asset manager Allianz ALVG.DE on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to deal with investigations and lawsuits resulting from the collapse of a multi-billion-euro set of investment funds. The provision resulted in …

AIG Returns to Profit on Improved P/C Insurance Underwriting, Lower Catastrophes

Global insurer American International Group (AIG) reported strong fourth quarter and year-end results led by the performance of its General Insurance business. After reporting a net loss of $60 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company reported net …

Investment Gains Float Weight of $5.6B Underwriting Loss for U.S. P/C Insurers in Nine Months 2021

An increase in capital gains on investments is largely credited with lifting the after-tax net income of private U.S. property/casualty insurers to $42.1 billion over nine months in 2021 compared to $35.2 billion during the same period the prior year, …