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5,000 Coloradoans File Complaints Against Insurers

Nearly 5,000 formal complaints from more than 26,000 consumer inquiries on insurance questions have been filed by Coloradoans with the state Division of Insurance. According to the DOI’s annual report on “Complaints Against Insurers,” more than $12 million was restored …

PartnerRe Reports $525 Million Q3 Net Income; $282 Million Operating

Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported net income of $524.9 million, or $6.76 per share on a fully diluted basis for the third quarter of 2010. The bulletin said the figure “includes net after-tax realized and unrealized gains on investments of $233.0 …

Mercury General Reports $654.7M Net Premiums in Q3

Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. reported net income of $96.8 million in the third quarter, compared with $157.7 million for the same period in 2009. For the nine months of 2010, net income was $175.8 million compared with $368.8 million …

Alterra Capital Posts $82.8 Mn. Q3 Net Income; $222.7 Mn 9 Months

Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited reported net income of $82.8 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $95.3 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, for the same quarter of 2009. …

Montpelier Re Reports $90 Million Q3 Net Income; Operating $61 Million

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. reported operating income of $0.86 per share, $60.7 million total, and comprehensive income of $1.28 per share, $90.8 million total, slightly higher than the net income figure due to the inclusion of other income items. …

Best Revises Hannover Re, Subs Outlook to Positive; Affirms ‘A’ Ratings

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the ratings of Germany’s Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Hannover Re) and its related debt issues and rated subsidiaries. Best also affirmed the financial strength rating …

Swiss Re Structures $386 Million ‘European Windstorm’ Notes

Swiss Re’s Capital Markets Division has structured €275 million [$386 million] in notes as an alternative risk transfer vehicle, covering European windstorm events, for AXA Global P&C’s Calypso Capital Ltd., a special-purpose company incorporated in Dublin, Ireland. “The notes, which …

The Hartford Boosts Profits in Q3

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported third quarter 2010 net income of $666 million. This compares to the company’s third quarter 2009 net loss of $220 million. The Hartford reported core earnings for the third quarter of 2010 were …

Flagstone Reports $37.3 Million Q3 Net Income; $82 Million for 9 Months

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings, S.A., which is domiciled in Luxembourg, reported net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of $37.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $67.1 million, or …

AXIS Capital Reports $239 Million Q3 Net Income; $164 Million Operating

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2010 of $239 million, or $1.78 per diluted common share, compared with a net loss of $96 million, or $0.70 per diluted common …