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Liberty Mutual Posts $111M Q3 Loss, Hurt By CAT Loss, Asbestos Charge

Liberty Mutual Group reported a net loss of $111 million for its third quarter. In contrast, the third-largest property/casualty insurer in the U.S. had posted net profit of $567 million during the same quarter last year. The company’s result was …

N.J.-based Selective Insurance Reports $70M in Q3 Cat Losses

Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Group reported on Tuesday, Oct. 11, pre-tax catastrophe losses for the third quarter of around $70 million, or 20 points on the combined ratio. The loss estimate is net of reinsurance recoveries and inclusive of reinstatement …

Marsh Agrees: Soft Pricing Persisted Despite Catastrophe Losses in Q1

Catastrophe losses approached record levels in the first quarter but despite this commercial property/casualty insurance rate increases were confined to loss-affected exposures. In regions and for classes of business not affected by recent losses, there was little change in market …