August 2004/2
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Bermudian XL Capital delivered record first half results last Wednesday (28 July), with second quarter net income of $363.6mn, or $2.62 per share, also a record for the period, and the second most profitable quarter ever for the company, following on from
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Bermuda’s Partner Re reported operating earnings of $104.9mn, or $1.93 for the second quarter, up from $89.9mn, or $1.67 a share in the same quarter of 2003.
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Bermudian “class of 2001” reinsurer Montpelier Re announced another strong set of quarterly results last Tuesday (27 July), and revealed that chairman, president and CEO Tony Taylor’s tenure will be extended for a further three years up to the end of 2007
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Virginia-based insurer Markel Corporation saw a marginal improvement in earnings per share for the second quarter 2004 as it reported net income per share of $5.99, compared to $5.97 for the same period last year. Combined ratio across the group improved
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Bermudian headquartered giant ACE reported healthy second quarter figures last Tuesday (27 July) with operating earnings of $380mn, or $1.29 a share, marginally up on consensus analysts’ estimates of $1.25, and 33 percent higher than the $286mn or $1.01 a
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Aon is set to challenge SBJ’s traditional hegemony for UK professional sports insurance after swooping to recruit two of its brokers.
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Ratings agency Fitch has revised its rating outlook for the global reinsurance sector to Stable from Negative.
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It was a litigation double whammy for telecom giant Cable & (C&W) last week with the opening skirmishes in London’s Royal Courts of Justice of two commercial actions relating to its former captive insurer Pender Ltd.
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Despite strong underwriting results, fast growing Bermudian-based (re)insurance group White Mountains saw its second quarter earnings hit by rising interest rates, as $139mn of after-tax unrealised losses on its fixed income portfolio contributed to a $38
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High performance Bermudian outfit Renaissance Re smashed analysts’ consensus estimates for the second quarter as it reported operating earnings per share of $2.00, against a projected $1.65, driven by strong underwriting results and favourable reserve dev
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US (re)insurer Chubb announced estimate beating results last Tuesday, with second quarter net income up 41 percent to $356.1mn, and net income per share up 28 percent to $1.85.
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Royal & Sun Alliance completed its exit of UK life business by selling its closed operations to the “vulture fund” Resolution Life for some £850mn.
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