July 2006/6

Bermudian reinsurer Max Re Capital reported on 28 July that its quarterly profits had slipped to $17.3mn, or $0.27 a diluted share, compared to $23.3mn, or $0.47 per diluted share in the prior-year period.

In a busy week for (re)insurers' interim results, Bermudian-headquartered ACE Ltd revealed a strong second quarter on 25 July with net income (excluding realised gains) climbing 31 percent to $579mn and a combined ratio of 88 percent for...