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Florida’s Heritage, UPC Report Losses, Changes for Q2; No Word on UPC Sale

Two major Florida P&C insurers have announced second-quarter financial results. The news is a mixed bag, and was not unexpected. In an earnings call Monday, executives with publicly traded United Insurance Holdings Corp., parent of United Property & Casualty Insurance, …

Trump Asks SEC to Study 6-Month Instead of Quarterly Corporate Filings

President Donald Trump said on Friday he had asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study the impact of allowing companies to file reports with the financial regulator every six months instead of every quarter. “That would allow greater …

Nationwide Posts Q3 Loss on Weather, Interest Rates

Nationwide Mutual reported a third-quarter loss Friday, as the property insurer said it was hurt by investment losses and continuing high levels of claims from natural disasters. Privately held Nationwide, one of the largest insurers in the country, said it …

Berkshire Hathaway Q3 Profit Falls on Derivatives

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a smaller third-quarter profit Friday after losing more than $2 billion on derivatives related to stock market performance. That was nearly three times what Berkshire lost on the same instruments a year ago. …

Allstate Suffers $1 Bilion in Disaster Losses in Q3

Allstate Corp. posted a sharply smaller profit for the third quarter, as the largest publicly traded home and auto insurer in the United States lost more than $1 billion due to natural disasters. Allstate also said it completed a $1 …

Aon Profit, Brokerage Revenues Up in Q3; Hewitt Costs Take a Bite

Aon Corp. reported a profit jump for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Net income increased 38 percent to $198 million, compared to $144 million for the prior year quarter. Total corporate revenue increased 51 percent to $2.7 billion …

Chubb Profit Falls in Q3

The Chubb Corp. reported that net income in the third quarter of 2011 was $298 million compared to $572 million in the third quarter of 2010. Net income per share declined to $1.04 from $1.80. Operating income was $252 million …