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Omega reports first loss as cats bite

31 August 2010

Lloyd's insurer Omega Insurance Holdings has reported a maiden loss in the first half of the year as the heavy toll from man-made and natural catastrophes and reserve strengthening pushed the group into the red for the first time.

The loss totals from the Chile earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the loss of the Aban Pearl submersible and hailstorms in Western Australia remained unchanged since the firm's profit warning two weeks ago at $29.4mn.

The events pushed the combined ratio...


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