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Validus Q3 Net Almost $500 Million; $731.6 for 9-Months

Bermuda-based Validus Holdings reported net income of $499.2 million, or $5.21 per diluted common share for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared with a net (loss) of ($126.3) million, or ($1.71) per diluted common share, for the three …

Court Halts Illinois Suspension of Medical Liability Insurer PLICA

A Chancery Court Judge in Cook County Illinois has halted a state insurance department order that prohibited a medical liability insurer from writing new business in the state. On Oct. 22, Illinois Director of Insurance Michael McRaith suspended the operations …

AIG Draws $2.1 Billion to Buy Aircraft Leasing Firm Shares

American International Group Inc. tapped the U.S. government for another $2.1 billion to buy shares of its aircraft leasing arm, International Lease Finance Corp, or ILFC, the insurer said in a regulatory filing Friday. AIG, bailed out last year by …

Allstate Reports Q3 Profit

Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, reported a third qarter profit Wednesday, the improvement from a year ago loss made possible by lower catastrophe and investment losses. Net income was $221 million compared to a …

AIG Posts $455 Million Q3 Net Income; Stabilization Continues

American International Group may be a shadow of its former self but for the second straight quarter it has posted a profit. AIG reported net income of $455 million. Third quarter 2009 adjusted net income was $1.9 billion, compared to …

Zurich Reports Big Increases in Q3, 9-Month Profits

Zurich Financial Services Group reported “business operating profit for the discrete third quarter 2009” of $1.5 billion, a 138 percent increase over Q3 2008. Net income for the quarter was $909 million, a 490 percent increase over the same prior-year …

Montpelier Re Reports $148 Million Q3 Net Income; $359 Million 9-Months

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. reported net income of $148 million ($1.68 per share) for the third quarter and $359 million ($4.11 per share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Operating income, which excludes investment gains/losses, was $62 …

Catlin Group’s Interim Management Statement Shows Gains

The Bermuda -based Catlin Group Limited has released its interim management statement as of Sept. 30, 2009, which shows significant gains in the Group’s operations. The bulletin listed the following highlights for the period: — 10 per cent increase in …

Flagstone Re Rebounds: Q3 Net $67.1 Million; $170.7 Million 9 Months

Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced that its net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, was $67.1 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $186.5 million, or $2.18 per …

Marsh Q3 Revenue Down But Profit Up

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) reported that for the third quarter of 2009, its consolidated revenue was $2.5 billion, a decline of 11 percent from the third quarter of 2008. Insurance revenue was down 5 percent. Expenses were reduced …