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ACE Posts $755 Million Q1 Net; Operating Income of $579 Million

ACE Limited reported from its headquarters in Zurich that net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, totaled $755 Million, compared to $567 million in Q1, 2009. Net income was $2.22 per share, compared with $1.69 per share for …

Chartis Introduces Premier Excess II to Ease Placement of Financial Coverage

Chartis has introduced Premier Excess II, an excess policy designed to ease placement of follow form financial lines coverages by providing efficient replication of underlying terms and conditions at high limits of coverage. Developed by Chartis’ Cat Excess Liability Division, …

Montpelier Re Q1 Net Income Hit by Chile Quake Drops to $9.9 Million

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings reported net income of $9.9 million ($0.13 per share) for the first quarter of 2010, and an operating loss of $23 million (-$0.31 per share). The reinsurer posted a $94 million loss, net of reinstatement premiums, …

RenRe Reports $165 Million Q1 Net Income; $116.5 Million Operating

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 …

AXIS Posts $112 Million Q1 Net Income; $96 Million Operating Income

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, …

Geneva Ass’n. Criticizes IMF’s ‘Stability Tax’ as ‘Contradictory’ for Insurers

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. …

State Auto Income Up for Q1 2010

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 …

Arch Capital Reports $210.5 Million Q1 Net Income

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 …

Florida’s 21st Century Drops Bid to Acquire HomeWise; Gets Rate Hike

Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. has dropped its bid to acquire domestic property insurer HomeWise Holdings at the same time it reported that its own Florida property insurance unit it has received approval to raise rates 14.9 percent on some …

Stabilization of AIG Continues, Government Reports

American International Group (AIG) has “remained relatively stable” thanks in great measure to the more than $180 billion in taxpayer assistance the giant insurer has received since March 2008, according to a new government report on the Troubled Asset Relief …