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Zurich on track as pricing trends improve

20 May 2019

Zurich says property and casualty pricing improved in the first quarter, but gross written premium fell 2% to $US9.18 billion due to local currency impacts and the disposal of a business in Germany…

AIG income soars on improved underwriting

13 May 2019

Adjusted pre-tax income from AIG’s general insurance arm jumped 149% to $US1.27 billion in the first quarter, as underwriting and cost discipline improved…

Talanx on track for ‘ambitious targets’

13 May 2019

Talanx net profit grew 7.8% to €235 million in the first quarter as its new HDI Global Specialty joint venture made its first contribution to insurance revenue…

Hiscox finds growth in ‘right areas’

13 May 2019

Hiscox’s gross written premium gained 3.3% to $US1.17 billion in the first quarter as the specialty insurer focused on areas of strong rate growth…

Queensland floods sink Swiss Re P&C profit

06 May 2019

Swiss Re’s property and casualty reinsurance arm posted a 96% decline in first-quarter net income to $US13 million, squeezed by huge claims from the north Queensland floods and other major catastrophes…

P&C gains drive Scor result

06 May 2019

French reinsurer Scor says property and casualty gross written premium grew 12.8% in the first quarter…

Berkshire records earnings slump

06 May 2019

Berkshire’s insurance arm has posted a moderate drop in first-quarter underwriting net earnings, falling to $US389 million from $US407 million a year earlier…

XL gives Axa a revenue lift

06 May 2019

Axa says revenue growth in the first quarter was driven by property and casualty insurance gains in its recently acquired XL business…

Aon invests in future as profits rise

06 May 2019

Aon’s first-quarter results reflect impressive organic growth and increasing strength from investment initiatives, according to CEO Greg Case…

WTW records Q1 income gain

06 May 2019

Willis Towers Watson’s first-quarter net income increased by $US72 million compared with the corresponding period last year, totalling $US293 million…