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Zurich Overhaul Produces First Dividend in 7 Years

Zurich Insurance Group AG overcame a record year for natural-disaster claims in the industry to deliver its first dividend increase since 2011. The shares rose the most since August 2016. Switzerland’s biggest insurer raised its dividend for 2017 by 6 …

P/C Insurers’ Profitability Grew Nearly $5B in First Quarter 2015

Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $18.2 billion in first-quarter 2015 from $13.9 billion in first-quarter 2014, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus growing to 10.8 percent …

Stronger Underwriting Improves P/C Insurers’ Bottom Line in First Half of 2013

Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes rose to $24.5 billion in first-half 2013 from $17.2 billion in first-half 2012, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus increasing to 8.2 …