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Dutch Insurer NN Says Extreme Weather May Make Further Premium Hikes Unavoidable

Dutch insurer NN Group NV may increase premiums further as extreme weather patterns become more prevalent, Chief Executive Officer David Knibbe said. While NN benefited from benign weather conditions in the first half of the year, the July storm in …

UK Insurer Aviva Eyes Lloyd’s of London Entry, Posts Above-Forecast H1 Profit

Aviva posted an above-forecast rise in first-half operating profit on Wednesday, helped by strong performance in general and health insurance, and its chief executive said the insurer was interested in entering the Lloyd’s insurance market. The life and general insurer, …

Liberty Mutual Posts Q2 Loss of $585M Driven By Catastrophes

Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a second-quarter net loss of $585 million, driven by catastrophe losses of about $2.27 billion. Tim Sweeney, president and CEO, said weather losses were primarily from widespread wind and hail events in Texas, Oklahoma, and …

Allianz Q2 Profit Jumps 7.1% on Higher Results from US Life & Health Insurance

Allianz SE, the German owner of bond giant Pacific Investment Management Co., said its second-quarter profit jumped from a year earlier as stronger earnings from its insurance business offset weaknesses in its asset management units. Group operating profit increased 7.1% …

Hard Market Game Refuses to End: Arch Capital CEO

Drawing analogies to an epic tennis match and the hands of a clock, the leader of Bermuda-based Arch Capital declared the current hard market one of the longest the P/C industry has ever experienced. “This is the type of well-rounded …

Swiss Re Returns to Q1 Profit, Driven by Adequate Pricing, Higher Investment Results

Swiss Re swung back to a first quarter profit, reporting net income of $643 million, compared with a loss of $248 million for the prior-year period. “Profitability improved in all our main businesses, supported by adequate pricing, higher investment results, …

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 48.9% Rise in Q1 Profit

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. saw a 48.9% rise in first-quarter net profit as its investment income improved, China’s largest insurer by market value reported on Wednesday. Profit rose to 38.4 billion yuan ($5.55 billion) for the …

Marsh McLennan Reports ‘Strong Start’ to Year With Restructuring Program on Track

Marsh McLennan Companies Inc. reports “a strong start” to 2023, generating 9% underlying revenue growth in the first quarter on top of 10% growth in the first quarter of last year, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer. …

U.S. P/C Industry Records $26.5 Billion Underwriting Loss in 2022

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, $21.5 billion more than the $5 billion underwriting loss reported in 2021, according to a report published by AM Best. The underwriting loss came despite an …

Lloyd’s of London Swings to 2022 Pre-Tax Loss on Investments but U/W Profits Up

Lloyd’s of London swung to a pre-tax loss in 2022 and took writedowns on its fixed-income investments, it said on Thursday. The pre-tax loss was 800 million pounds ($982.56 million), compared with a profit of 2.3 billion pounds a year …