Following the $1.08 billion payout by Allstate Corp. for natural disaster claims, the net income for the company’s third quarter fell by 55 percent. Equally, the insurer also said that its investment results were better, and that its auto insurance segment profits assisted in offsetting some of the losses resulting from this year’s storms. Overall, it saw a $165 million net income, which translates to 32 cents per share, when compared with the figures in 2010 which were 68 cents per share and a net income of $367 million. Allstate…
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Chubb Corp. reports losses verging on $500 million from natural disasters in the third quarter
The Chubb Corporation, a massive property insurance organization, has had a difficult time recovering from recent storms in the U.S. The occurrence of natural disasters in the U.S. has been unusually high this year, and the damage caused by these storms has been unprecedented. The storms have imposed gargantuan financial losses on the insurance industry and many companies are still sifting through claims from earlier in the year that are adding to total losses. Chubb officials have warned investors that the company’s third quarter losses may end up being higher…
Read MoreAetna acquires Omaha’s Payflex. Move may have economic implications
Health insurance giant Aetna Inc. has announced plans to purchase Payflex Holdings Inc., an administrator of health savings and flexible spending accounts in the health care industry. The purchase will set Aetna back by $202 million, but shows that the company has plans to expand their operations despite the changes coming to the industry. The deal may have deeper meaning as well, which may have roots in the state of the economy. Brian Gilbreath, president of the Nebraskan Association for Corporate Growth, says that there is growing confidence in the…
Read MoreState Farm joins other major insurers in reporting significant spring storm losses
Claim representatives from State Farm have announced that as a result of the devastating storms that occurred in April and May of this year, the insurer paid out almost $1.75 billion to its customers. In under three weeks’ time, the total claim payments made by State Farm have come close to doubling. This announcement closely follows that of the largest publicly traded American home and auto insurer, Allstate Corp., which reported its April and May losses at about $2 billion after the severe thunderstorms and tornados in those months alone…
Read MoreInternational insurance business reports good outlook
Ageas, a Belgium based insurance company, is predicting financial gains in 2011 after experience severe declines in profits in the previous year. The company cites the sale of its non-core businesses and clever investments in growing sectors as key contributors to improved financial performance this year. Ageas operates as AG insurance in Belgium and provides insurance to Tesco, the prominent supermarket chain in Britain. The insurer reports that earnings on life insurance fell by 9% in 2010. This is due, in part, by a tax benefit established in 2009. Non-life…
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