P&C Companies News

Chubb Weathers Catastrophe Losses, Reports Q3 Profit

The Chubb Corp. reported that net income in the third quarter of 2010 was $572 million, compared to $596 million in the third quarter of 2009 Operating income was $537 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to $552 …

AIG Raises $17.9 Billion; Prices AIA IPO at Top of Range

AIA, the Asian life insurance arm of AIG, raised $17.9 billion by pricing its Hong Kong IPO at the top of its range, as investors piled into a company with a wide footprint across rapidly growing Asia. The pricing of …

Catlin Re Switzerland Expands Underwriting Staff

Catlin Re Switzerland, the European reinsurance company currently being formed by Catlin Group Limited, headquartered in Zurich, has announced two additions to its underwriting staff. Christophe Chandler, currently a Class Underwriter specializing in property reinsurance for Catlin Bermuda, has been …

Businesses Support/Fight Wash. Workers’ Comp Initiative

Supporters of Washington’s workers’ compensation initiative 1082 have raised more than $3.3 million to try to open the state’s workers’ compensation system to the private market and eliminate the Department of Labor and Industries’ monopoly on providing workers’ compensation insurance. …

Insurer Challenges Jackson Doctor’s Legal Bills in Texas Court

An insurer for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death has asked a judge to rule that it is not responsible for the physician’s legal bills in two high-profile court cases and fights to retain his medical license. Medicus Insurance …

Travelers Reports Increase in Net Income, Drop in Operating Income for Q3

The Travelers Companies Inc. has reported net income of $1.005 billion, or $2.11 per diluted share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, compared to $935 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2009. Operating income …

Industry Worries As Regulators Decide on Critical Loss Ratio

A seven-month-long process for determining how much U.S. health insurers must spend on medical care comes to a head Thursday, amid fresh concerns that the rules will lead companies to desert some small-group and other niche markets. A key group …

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race: Attracting Insurers, Value of Agents

The three politicians who want to be Georgia’s next insurance commissioner see eye-to-eye on the need for the insurance regulator to be involved in attracting new insurers and insurance jobs to the state. According to an Insurance Journal survey, Democrat …

Willis Re Merges UK, Europe Teams; Forms Willis Re Europe

Willis Re, the reinsurance advisor and part of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it has merged its teams handling Continental European and UK-based property and casualty business into an expanded European unit and is establishing a new Specialty Casualty Practice …

Sources Say Demand Hints AIA IPO Pricing Near Top End

American International Group Inc is expected to price its up to $20.5 billion AIA Group IPO near the top end of the indicative range, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The IPO generated more than …