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Travelers Has $806M Q1 Income; Business Insurance Renewal Price Up 8%

The Travelers Companies Inc. reported $806 million in net profit for the 2012 first quarter. The first-quarter profit was down 4 percent when compared to one year ago, but the result during the year-ago period was boosted by a one-time, …

Travelers Cos. to Kick Off P/C Insurers’ Q1 Earnings Season This Week

The Travelers Companies Inc. will kick off property/casualty insurers’ 2012 first-quarter earnings season Thursday, April 19, when the company reports its 2012 first three month results. Travelers is the first major insurance company to report the 2012 first-quarter earnings. Many …

Brown & Brown Posts $49.4M for 2012 Q1 Net Income, Up 6.3%

Daytona Beach, Fla.-headquartered Brown & Brown Inc. reported 2012 first-quarter net income of $49.43 million, up 6.3 percent from one year ago. The insurance brokerage firm also reported $302.49 million in revenue for the first quarter, up 15.4 percent from …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Reports 2011 Earnings of $344 Million

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance brokerage group, has released strong results for the year ending 31 December 2011, reporting revenues of $344 million and EBITDA of $69 million with and net cash earnings of …

Lloyd’s CEO Ward on 2011 Loss: ‘Not a Bad Result’

At first glance that statement may seem a little strange, considering that Lloyd’s reported an overall loss for the year of £516 million ($822 million). But considering that overall insured losses for the year from natural catastrophes were between $107 …

Allianz Confirms 2011 Earnings; Warns 2012 Won’t Be Easier than 2011

Allianz confirmed the earnings figures previously published in February in its 2011Annual Report, but Europe’s biggest insurance group also warned that it expects a tough 2012 as it works to counter the burden of low interest rates by improving operations …

Munich Re Confirms 2011 Profit at $937 Mn; Forecasts $3.3 Bn in 2012

Munich Re’s official results largely confirm earlier estimates, made at the beginning of February. The world’s largest reinsurer, however, hopes to do a good deal better in 2012 than it did last year. It’s forecasting a profit of around €2.5 …

Liberty Mutual Posts $284M Q4 Income; $365M Profit for Full Year

Liberty Mutual Group reported $284 million in net profit for 2011 fourth quarter — down 50.7 percent compared to the same period one year ago. The insurer said the quarterly operating results were hurt especially by losses from Thailand floods. …

Allianz Posts $3.73 Bn Net Income; Hit by Cat Claims, Sovereign Debt, Banks

Catastrophe claims and write downs on investments in sovereign bonds and banks were behind the profit fall revealed by Allianz, Europe’s biggest insurance group. On Thursday it reported net income of €2.804 billion [$$3.777 billion], missing estimates by almost half …

Swiss Re Reports $2.6 Billion 2011 Net Income Despite Nat Cats

Swiss Re reported net income of $2.6 billion for the full-year 2011, despite what it described as “an exceptional natural catastrophe burden” – a strong performance compared to the $863 million reported for 2010. Its combined ratio for the year …