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Swiss Re Reports $83 Million Q2 Net Income; $717 Million in P&C

Swiss Re reported a net profit of $83 million for the second quarter of 2012, indicating that the figure was “impacted by the sale at a loss of $1.0 billion of the Admin Re® US business.” Property & Casualty reinsurance …

Marsh & McLennan Q2 Profit Up 17%; Revenues Growing in All Divisions

Marsh & McLennan Companies reported on Tuesday $329 million net profit for its 2012 second quarter, a 17 percent increase from $282 million reported a year earlier. “Our outstanding second quarter results successfully built on our strong first quarter. We …

Earnings Reports: XL Group, Alterra Capital

Selected earnings highlights from the XL Group’s headquarters in Dublin, Ireland for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 *Gross premiums written ———— $1.763651 bn $1.762.443 bn *Net premiums written ————— …

Earnings Reports: Argo Group, Flagstone Re

Selected earnings highlights from the Bermuda-based Argo Group for the second quarter and the first six months of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $474.20 mn $406.70 mn Net premiums written ————— $361.50 mn …

Munich Re Reports Q2 Profit over $1 Billion; 1st Half near $2 Billion

Munich Re’s second quarter earnings report notes that it achieved a consolidated profit of €812 million [$1.007 billion], compared to the €738 million [$915.12 million] it reported in Q2 2011. The report indicated that “underwriting business performed well,” as it …

Earnings Report: AXIS Capital

Selected earnings highlights from the Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 are as follows: Q2 2012 Q2 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $1.014375 bn $1.046163 bn Net premiums written ————— $801.575 mn …

Earnings Reports: Catlin Group, RSA

Selected earnings highlights in US dollars from the Bermuda-based Catlin Group for the first six months of 2012 are as follows: 1st Half 2012 1st Half 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $3.010 bn $2.683 bn Net premiums written ————— $2.258 …

The Hanover Posts $20.8 million Q2 Profit

The Hanover Insurance Group, a Worcester, Mass.-based property/casualty insurer, reported $20.8 million profit for the 2012 second quarter, improving from a loss of $32.2 million reported a year earlier. Smaller catastrophe losses and a strong contribution from U.K.-based Chaucer — …

Willis Posts $107 Million Q2 Net Income; $332 Million 1st Half

Willis Group Holdings plc reported its results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. Selected highlights for the second quarter were listed as follows: — Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.61 compared to $0.48 …

The Hartford Reports $101M Q2 Loss for Debt Payoff

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a $101 million second-quarter net loss Wednesday, a consequence of paying off a huge debt to Allianz SE. Retiring the debt is part of the insurer’s continuing effort to refocus its priorities on …