Insurance News from Zurich shows its profits diving by $550 million in Germany

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The Swiss insurer’s Q3 pretax profits will take a serious hit after coverage funding issues. Zurich Insurance Group, a Switzerland based insurer, has released its latest insurance news, which shows that its profits in Germany will be slammed by $550 million, pretax in the third quarter. This was the result of the insurer’s failure to put aside enough money to cover certain claims. Specifically it did not have the cash ready to cover the potential claims that occurred several years following the expiry of the policies. The insurer also stated…

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Zurich Insurance posts first quarter profits after decline in natural disaster claims

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Insurer sees profits in the wake of 2011 catastrophes Zurich Insurance Group, Switzerland’s largest insurance company, has released information concerning its first quarter profits for this year. The company posted high profits this year after overcoming the challenges presented by the past two consecutive years of natural disasters. Last year’s catastrophes broke record losses throughout the world, leaving many insurance companies in a vulnerable position. Large insurers, like Zurich, have been able to recover from the disasters and have even shown promising growth in the first quarter of 2012. Zurich…

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Travelers makes insurance news by leaving Wall Street estimates in the dust

The latest insurance news from Travelers shows that it saw earnings far beyond expert predictions. Travelers Cos Inc., a property insurer, left estimates from Wall Street analysts in the dust in terms of predictions regarding its first quarter earnings, and made insurance news when it increased its dividend by 12 percent as the losses from natural disasters fell and as rates continue to rise following several weak years. Shares of the insurer increased to $62.35, an increase of 4.8 percent, reaching their highest level since May of last year. Analysts…

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