August 2007/1
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Earnings fell 11 percent at Bermudian (re)insurer White Mountains Insurance Group, to $103mn, as the group announced what chairman and CEO Ray Barrette described as "OK" second quarter results.
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Lloyd's Franchise Performance director Rolf Tolle has committed to another two years in the role, ending the recent uncertainty over his future.
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Fairfax Financial Holdings controlled US reinsurer Odyssey Re reported a 25 percent decline in its second quarter profits, which fell to $145.5mn from $207.6mn in the prior-year period.
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Bermudian firm RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd (RenRe) has upped its estimates for catastrophe reinsurance business after writing more premiums than expected in the first half of the year.
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US insurer Markel Corp posted second quarter net profits of $121mn or $12.15 a share, up from $90.4mn or $9.11 a share in the prior-year period, as it announced plans for its Lloyd's operation to open up a Singapore office.
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German reinsurer Hannover Re recorded a relatively light impact from second quarter cat losses as it posted operating profits up 15.8 percent to EUR467.7mn for the half-year, despite a 10.4 percent fall in gross premium volume.
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Italian insurance giant Generali reported a healthy 27 percent rise in first-half profits and the sale of its Nuova Tirrena unit to Groupama last week.
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Bermuda's Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd reported net profits of $135.5mn for the second quarter, more than doubling the $64.1mn it posted in the prior-year period as it continued its drive in specialty business.
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CastlePoint Holdings Ltd, the Bermudian holding company launched by the US firm Tower Group last year, reported net income of $10.5mn for the second quarter and $17.6mn for the first half of the year.
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Last week saw the first trade of a catastrophe options contract using the Re-Ex index developed by broker Gallagher Re with commodities exchange NYMEX in an over the counter (OTC) transaction.
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German financial services group Allianz posted a 17.7 percent increase in operating profit to EUR3.3bn for the second quarter of 2007, but reported net income down by 6 percent.
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Berkshire Hathaway reported second quarter profits up almost 33 percent on the back of the continued strength of performance in its (re)insurance division.
