Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings reported net income available to common shareholders of $165.0 million or $2.73 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $97.3 million or $1.57 per diluted common share for the first quarter of …
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders of $112 million, or $0.79 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2010, compared with net income of $116 million, or $0.78 per diluted common share, …
The Geneva Association,* the most prominent global “think tank” for the insurance industry, has taken issue with the proposals from the International Monetary Fund to impose a “financial stability tax,” which would be levied on financial services companies, including insurers. …
The federal government wants to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing spending on crop insurance after years of big profits by insurers, but the industry claims the reductions could hurt rural areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is negotiating …
State Auto Financial Corp.(STFC), based in Columbus, Ohio, has reported first quarter 2010 net income of $12.9 million versus a net loss of $14 million. The company’s combined ratio for the first quarter of 2010 was 99.7 compared with 112.0 …
A newly-formed Mississippi company with backing from a Florida insurer and local private investors including six independent agencies will begin writing homeowners policies on the coast in Mississippi. Gulfport-based Coastal American Insurance Co. says it will specialize in homeowners insurance …
The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported that net income available to common shareholders for the 2010 first quarter was $210.5 million, or $3.79 per share, compared to $139.9 million, or $2.24 per share, for the 2009 first quarter. The …
A bill to overhaul the troubled U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, which covers more than five million homes and businesses in flood-prone areas, was approved on Tuesday by a congressional committee. The bill, if approved in the full House and …
Prudential is facing the makings of a shareholder revolt over its $35.5 billion deal to buy AIA, raising the prospect the deal could fail and adding to pressure for a breakup of the British insurer instead. Prudential’s bid for AIA …
The Louisiana Senate has passed a measure that would ban against property insurers dropping or changing coverage for homes or businesses that contain Chinese-made drywall, which has been blamed for home corrosion and health concerns. The bill by Sen. Julie …
