financial results 2012 News

Fitch: P/C Insurer Profit Up in 2012; Reinsurers Recover

Property/casualty insurers’ operating profits improved in 2012, driven by reduced incurred losses from natural catastrophes and core loss ratio improvements from recent underwriting and pricing actions. Fitch Ratings’ compilation of full-year GAAP 2012 financial results for a group of 48 …

Superstorm Sandy Delivers Q4 Blow to Tower Group

More than $80 million of after-tax net losses from Superstorm Sandy drove bottom-line red ink at New York-based Tower Group Inc., which reported a net loss of $52.1 million, or $1.36 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2012. For …