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Everest Re Reports Q1 Net Income of $108.6 Million

The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group reported first quarter 2009 after-tax operating income, which excludes realized capital gains and losses and gain on debt repurchase, of $106.1 million, or $1.73 per diluted share, compared to after-tax operating income of $190.6 million, …

RenaissanceRe Q1 Net Income Falls to $97.3 Million

Bermuda’s RenaissanceRe Holdings reported that its net income available to common shareholders in the first quarter of 2009 fell to $97.3 Million, or $1.57 per common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $137.2 million or $2.05 …

Travelers’ Earnings Fall; Premiums Up Slightly; Combined Ratio at 90.6%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. net income for the first quarter of 2009 fell more than 30 percent to $662 million, for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to $967 million, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Operating income …

Aon Q1 Revenue Drops 3%; Commissions, Fees Up 1%

Aon’s first quarter revenue fell 3 percent to $1.9 billion due to a 10 percent decline from foreign currency translation and a 44 percent decline in investment income, the company report. The decline in revenue was partially offset by a …

Arch Capital Posts $140 Million Q1 Net

The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group reported that net income available to common shareholders for the 2009 first quarter was $139.9 million, or $2.24 per share, compared to $189.4 million, or $2.78 per share, in Q1 2008 first quarter. The Company …

ACE Q1 Net Income up 50% to $567 Million; Operating Income $669 Million

ACE Limited reported from its Zurich headquarters that net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $567 million, or $1.69 per share, compared to $377 million, or $1.10 per share for the same quarter last year. Income excluding …

Montpelier Re Q1Operating Income of $47 Million; $51 Million Comp. Net

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. reported operating income of $47 million (or $0.54 per share) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to $28.2 million for the same period of 2008. Comprehensive net income was $51 million (or $0.59 …

PartnerRe Posts $141 Million Q1 Net Earnings; Conf. Call Today

Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. posted net income of $141.5 million, or $2.32 per share on a fully diluted basis for the first quarter of 2009, compared to $129 million in the same period of 2008. “Net income includes net after-tax realized …

U.S. Recovery Could Be Hurt by Fear of New Regulation

Too many regulators currently watch over U.S. companies and a fear that some industries may soon face even more rules could be hurting the U.S. recovery, two top financial industry executives said. “We need a lot fewer regulators,” Robert Kelly, …

United Fire & Casualty Reports Income Decline in Q1 2009

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Company reported net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $3.3 million or 12 cents per diluted share, down from a net income of $20.1 million or 74 cents per diluted share …