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Fairfax turns profitable in Q1 ahead of Allied World acquisition
Canada-based property/casualty re/insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings has recorded a profit in the first quarter of 2017 after a loss in the same period a year earlier while in the process of acquiring Allied World Assurance Company.   28 April 2017
News
RGA enjoys strong growth; optimistic on pipeline of deals
Life reinsurer Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) enjoyed strong growth and better profits in the first quarter as its CEO said she remains optimistic about the environment and the company’s pipeline of business and deals.   28 April 2017
Insurance
Allied World improves profits as reinsurance unit shrinks
Allied World Assurance Company posted improved profits in the first quarter of 2017 largely driven by improved net realised investment gains but its reinsurance shrank in response to soft market conditions.   28 April 2017
Insurance
Low interest rates yet to truly test re/insurers – but challenges are imminent
The impact of the low interest rate environment has yet to test the robustness of both life and non-life re/insurers as the effect slowly trickles down on companies’ balance sheets, increasingly impacting results, according to Moody’s.   28 April 2017
Insurance
Validus Q1 profits tumble on lower underwriting income
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings recorded a sharp drop in net income on lower underwriting income and a deteriorating combined ratio.   27 April 2017
Insurance
Markel reports Q1 combined ratio jump due to Ogden hit
Specialty insurer Markel has seen its net income drop significantly in the first quarter of 2017 as the combined ratio jumped due to a reserve charge after the UK’s bodily injury Ogden discount rate change.   27 April 2017
Insurance
XL Group Q1 income jumps despite greater catastrophe losses
XL Group has announced a significant increase in net income for the first quarter despite greater catastrophe losses and a hit from the UK’s personal injury Ogden discount rate change.   27 April 2017
Insurance
Disruptive Capital buys controlling stake in insurtech REG for US expansion
Disruptive Capital Investments, a £250 million fund controlled and managed by City financier Edi Truell, has acquired a majority stake in REG (UK), an online counterparty risk management platform for the UK general insurance market.   27 April 2017
Insurance
Q1 profits soar at Chubb driven by P/C unit
Chubb enjoyed a very profitable first quarter and strong growth aided by underwriting income generated by the property/casualty business leading to substantial underwriting income and improved investment returns.   26 April 2017
Insurance
Pen Underwriting partners with Markel to target equestrian
London firm Pen Underwriting has entered a strategic partnership with specialist insurer Markel International to strengthen its presence in the equestrian market and drive product innovation in the sector, the company said in a statement.   26 April 2017

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