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Allstate Shows ‘Progress,’ Narrows Q3 Net Income Loss to $41M

Nov 2 2023 // Allstate Corp. said its net loss for the third quarter was $41 million compared to a loss of $685 million during the same time a year ago.The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer recorded an improvement in its third quarter...

5 Brokers Report Strong Revenues During Q3 as Favorable Market Climate Continues

Oct 30 2023 // Five publicly traded insurance brokers reported strong third quarter revenues, with their executives using adjectives such as “outstanding,” “terrific,” “excellent,” and...

CNA Returns to Black in Q3 With Net Income of $258 Million

Oct 30 2023 // CNA Financial reversed a third quarter loss of $42 million in 2022 with net income of $258 million this year on higher investment income, positive underwriting income and lower catastrophe losses.The Chicago-based insurer...

The Hartford Q3 Income Jumps 93% on Commercial Lines Results

Oct 27 2023 // The Hartford reported a 93% increase in third quarter net income to $645 million driven by results in its commercial lines segment.The Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer said third quarter net income in commercial lines...

Kentucky Approves 18th-straight Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

Oct 26 2023 // Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner has approved a 6.4% decrease in average workers’ compensation loss costs for the state, making it the 18th consecutive drop in costs for most Kentucky employers.“The...

Acapulco’s Economic Losses Seen at $15 Billion as Hurricane Otis Death Toll Rises

Oct 26 2023 // Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in Acapulco after tearing into the historic Mexican beach town with wind speeds of 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, smashing shops and wrecking apartment buildings and...

Florida-based Brown & Brown Beats Expectations with Earnings, Dividends

Oct 25 2023 // Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO on NYSE) this week reported third-quarter earnings of $175.9 million.The Daytona Beach, Florida-based brokerage said it had net income of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...

Chubb Q3 Net Income Increases 158% to $2 Billion

Oct 25 2023 // Third quarter net income at Chubb Ltd. shot up to $2.04 billion, an increase of nearly 158% over last year’s $792 million during the same quarter.Chubb’s P/C underwriting income was up about 84% to $1.3 billion...

Munich Re Lifts Target as Lower-Than-Expected Claims Fuel Profit

Oct 24 2023 // Munich Re raised its profit target for the year as lower-than-expected claims helped push earnings in the third quarter past analysts’ estimates.The reinsurer said it expects a profit of €4.5 billion ($4.8 billion)...

Q3 Net Income Up 45.7% at W.R. Berkley as it Handles Unabated ‘Burn’ of Social Inflation

Oct 24 2023 // Third quarter net income at W.R. Berkley Corp. increased nearly 46% compared to the same period last year to about $334 million.The Greenwich, Connecticut-based insurer’s consolidated combined ratio for the quarter...

Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms in US Top $50B for 1st Time: Aon

Oct 20 2023 // Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50 billion mark for the first time on record and accounting for roughly 60% of all global...

Allstate Says Q3 Catastrophe Losses Were $1.2 Billion

Oct 19 2023 // Allstate Corp. today reported September catastrophe losses of $317 million and total catastrophe losses for the third quarter of about $1.2 billion pretax.Seventeen events in September resulted in catastrophe losses of...

The Hanover Expects $196M in Q3 Catastrophe Losses

Oct 19 2023 // Ahead of its third quarter earnings announcement early next month, The Hanover Insurance Group released a preliminary estimate of catastrophe losses of nearly $196 million primarily from multiple convective storms in the...

Travelers Q3 Net Income Down 11% on Catastrophe Losses, Reserve Development

Oct 18 2023 // Third quarter net income at Travelers Cos. fell 11% compared to the prior-year quarter to $404 million on higher catastrophe losses and unfavorable reserve development.As one of the first insurers to report quarterly...

Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses

Oct 16 2023 // Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.’s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids’ social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California court.A...

Progressive Q3 Earnings Skyrocket as Combined Ratio Gets Closer to Goal

Oct 16 2023 // Progressive Corp. posted significant improvement in third quarter earnings late last week – with net income of $1.12 billion compared to $124.1 million a year ago during the same period.Progressive gave a snapshot of...

Insurers Prioritizing Profit Over Growth: Exec Survey

Oct 13 2023 // Nearly half of 400 insurance executives responding to a recent survey said their current priorities center on improving profitability rather than growing their businesses.Forty-eight percent of participants reported they...

AIG Makes Leadership Promotions for ‘Next Phase of Profitable Growth’

Oct 12 2023 // American International Group (AIG) on Oct. 11 announced three significant appointments within its executive leadership team.David McElroy, currently chief executive officer of General Insurance, will assume a newly created...

Global Economic Losses From Extreme Weather Could Hit $5 Trillion: Lloyd’s

Oct 11 2023 // Global economic losses could reach $5 trillion under a “plausible increase” in extreme weather events linked to climate change that cause crop failures and food and water shortages, insurance marketplace...

Aon Estimates Losses From September Flooding in New York City Area

Oct 11 2023 // The severe weather in New York City and other spots around the country in late September could end up costing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic and insurance losses, according to global insurance broker...