The German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday posted a 68% rise in the first quarter net profit, a level th...
Catastrophes, inflation key factors for Japan's nonlife insurers in FY'23
Natural catastrophe-related losses will continue to be the largest risk to Japanese nonlife insurers' earnings in fiscal year 2023, though the effects of inflation are...
Natural catastrophe-related losses will continue to be the largest risk to Japanese nonlife insurers' earnings in fiscal year 2023, though the effects of inflation are...
Article / 1 year ago
Omicron variant, inflation talk put damper on insurance stocks, broader market
The S&P 500 declined 1.22% to 4,538.43 for the week ending Dec. 3, while the S&P 500 Insurance index shed 1.43% to close at 524.20...
The S&P 500 declined 1.22% to 4,538.43 for the week ending Dec. 3, while the S&P 500 Insurance index shed 1.43% to close at 524.20...
Article / 2 years ago
European insurers face challenging 2022 in pandemic's wake
Insurers produced better results in 2020 than 2019 despite pandemic headwinds, but fortunes could turn starting in 2022 as increasing claims frequency...
Insurers produced better results in 2020 than 2019 despite pandemic headwinds, but fortunes could turn starting in 2022 as increasing claims frequency...
Article / 2 years ago
Travelers logs solid quarter as earnings season kicks off; insurance stocks slip
The S&P 500 climbed 1.94% to 3,841.47 for the week ending Jan. 22, while the SNL U.S. Insurance Index declined 0.93% to finish at 1,208.96...
The S&P 500 climbed 1.94% to 3,841.47 for the week ending Jan. 22, while the SNL U.S. Insurance Index declined 0.93% to finish at 1,208.96...
Article / 3 years ago
Pricing, pandemic losses likely to be focal points of P&C insurers' Q4'20 calls
Eleven of the 20 largest P&C insurers are expected to record year-over-year revenue increases...
Eleven of the 20 largest P&C insurers are expected to record year-over-year revenue increases...
Article / 3 years ago
Europe's top reinsurers more optimistic on COVID-19 claims as pace slows in Q3
More pandemic-related claims are expected, but some CEOs say they have...
More pandemic-related claims are expected, but some CEOs say they have...
Article / 3 years ago
Cat losses, pandemic likely to be highlighted in P&C insurers' Q3 results
Revenue for a majority of the largest P&C insurers is expected to be up year over year, but 15 of them are also expected to report a year-over-year decline in EPS...
Revenue for a majority of the largest P&C insurers is expected to be up year over year, but 15 of them are also expected to report a year-over-year decline in EPS...
Article / 4 years ago
Lloyd's seen maintaining performance after 'substantial' H1 shift — analysts
Although its headline performance was marred by coronavirus claims, the 334-year-old insurance market reported its best underlying performance of the past five half-years...
Although its headline performance was marred by coronavirus claims, the 334-year-old insurance market reported its best underlying performance of the past five half-years...
Article / 4 years ago
European reinsurers' COVID-19 bill triples as biz, life claims start to emerge
More detail was revealed about the big four European reinsurers' coronavirus exposures in the second quarter, but more claims are on the way and the size of the ultimate bill is still unclear...
More detail was revealed about the big four European reinsurers' coronavirus exposures in the second quarter, but more claims are on the way and the size of the ultimate bill is still unclear...
Article / 4 years ago
Government backstop likely to be key for insurance coverage of future pandemics
Within the U.S. insurance industry, the biggest disagreement is whether the private market should carry any of the risk when the next pandemic hits...
Within the U.S. insurance industry, the biggest disagreement is whether the private market should carry any of the risk when the next pandemic hits...
Article / 4 years ago
