Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) Managing Director and CEO, Mike Wilkins has advised the Group’s shareholders that, after the completion of the first quarter of its fiscal year, IAG was on track to meet its full year guidance of an …
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported net income after tax for the third quarter of 2010 of $92.8 million and operating earnings of $0.79 per diluted ordinary share, compared to Q3 2009 net income after tax of $145.8 million, and …
Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd reported net income available to common shareholders of $204.8 million or $3.70 per diluted common share in the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $258.6 million or $4.12 per …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bermuda-based Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited (DSI), both with stable outlooks. Best said the affirmations reflect “DSI’s solid risk-adjusted capital position, …
The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported its results for the third quarter of 2010 on Tuesday. Net income available to common shareholders for the period was $141.6 million, or $2.77 per share, compared to $274.4 million, or $4.39 per …
ACE Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York Life’s Hong Kong and Korea life insurance operations for approximately $425 million in cash. ACE said the deal would expand its life insurance business “into two …
Insurers are under growing pressure from two fronts, each of which promises to be a key focus in earnings reports the next two weeks — depressed interest rates that could dampen investment income in coming years and tight markets that …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating of Pacific Pioneer Insurance Co. to “B++” from “B+,” and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “bbb-.” The outlook for both ratings is stable, according to the rating agency. A.M. Best …
The weak outlook for U.S. employment could hurt insurers that cover work-related injuries. Persistently high unemployment translates to fewer workers to cover, which cuts into revenue. And workers compensation providers face higher payouts because claiming workers are staying on benefits …
