second quarter News

Travelers Posts Second-Quarter Loss, Walloped By Severe Storms, Civil Unrest

Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a second-quarter loss on Thursday, hurt by a sharp increase in catastrophe losses and dismal returns on non-fixed income investments in pandemic-hit financial markets. Travelers reported a net loss of $40 million, …

Chubb Expects Up to $240M in 2nd Quarter Cat Losses

The Chubb Corp expects to report $200 million to $240 million in catastrophe losses for the second quarter, before taxes, due to severe hail and wind storms in the U.S., the insurer said on Tuesday. The charges amount to 48 …

Travelers Posts Loss After Devastating Tornadoes

Travelers Cos Inc reported a second-quarter loss, missing analysts’ estimates by a huge margin as the property insurer suffered more than $1 billion in catastrophe losses from record-breaking tornadoes in April and May. Travelers warned in early June that it …