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Everest Re Group Reports $340.1 Million Q4 Net Income; $1.2 Billion for Year

Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. reported fourth quarter 2014 net income available to common shareholders of $340.1 million, or $7.47 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $364.6 million, or $7.54 per diluted common share, for the fourth …

PartnerRe Reports Q4 Net Income of $262.7 Million; $998.2 Million for Year

PartnerRe Ltd. reported net income of $262.7 million, or $5.26 per share for the fourth quarter of 2014. This includes net after-tax realized and unrealized gains on investments of $82.1 million, or $1.64 per share. Net income for the fourth …

Munich Re Raises Dividend Even After 4th Quarter Profit Declines 42%

Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, plans to raise its dividend even after fourth-quarter profit declined 42 percent on investments and goodwill impairments. Net income fell to about 700 million euros ($794 million) from 1.2 billion euros a year before, …

Litmus: More Bearish Ratings Expected for Reinsurance Sector

Since January the rating agencies have become increasingly negative on their outlook for ratings in the reinsurance sector overall, while in practice affirming or even increasing individual reinsurer* ratings. Standard and Poor’s move to take Lloyd’s rating outlook down from …

Everest Re’s Special Purpose Reinsurer Reaches $370 Million of Capacity

Everest Re Group, Ltd.’s special purpose reinsurer, Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., has secured additional funding, which brings current committed capacity to $370 million, above its initial target funding of $250 million. Mt. Logan Re, which was formed in early 2013, …

U.S. Reinsurance Sector’s Profit Jumps 32% to $4.76B for 2013 First Half

The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)’s latest survey shows a group of 18 U.S. property/casualty reinsurers posted $4.756 billion net income in aggregate for the first six months of 2013 — an increase of 32 percent from $3.608 billion reported …

Bill To Align California With Dodd-Frank Passes Committee

The California Senate Insurance Committee passed a law regarding reinsurers that would put the state in alignment with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and a model law from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Senate Bill …