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March
The board of Texan insurer HCC has approved a share buyback plan worth $300m, replacing a previous programme announced last May.
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Indian supervisor the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has eased solvency requirements for insurers from the current 150%, in return for bonus and dividend constraints.
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MetLife will sell 68.6m shares, while American International Group (AIG) subsidiary Alico will offer 78.2m in MetLife stock.
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Bond insurer MBIA's fourth quarter income improves on the $240m net loss that the Armonk, New York-based firm sustained in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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US home and car insurer State Farm Mutual still posted $1.8bn net income for 2010, despite its underwriting loss.
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Problems at the London market claims processing firm Xchanging continue; the back office company's share price has more than halved since the start of the year.
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New York-based Tower Group has posted results for it fourth quarter and the year that ended December 31, 2010.
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February
New share buyback plans approved by the board of Bermuda-based reinsurer Arch dwarves a previously announced buyback.
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Insurer QBE warns that 2010 cat losses mean insurers in Australia and New Zealand will find it tougher to buy reinsurance.
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Dublin-domiciled XL Group has announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.11 per share.
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Dutch life insurer Aegon has issued new shares, saying it will repay its Netherlands government bailout by July this year.
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The Boston-based US insurer had a combined ratio of 101.3% for 2010, when including catastrophe and losses relating to prior years.
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Chesterfield-based US reinsurer RGA has bought back 3m shares of its own common stock from MetLife for $183.4m.
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The Swiss reinsurer said its P&C business had a combined ratio of 93.9%.
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New York-based property and casualty (P&C) insurer AmTrust reported net income of $33.6m for the last quarter of 2010.
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Dutch bancassurer ING has published its insurance results for the fourth quarter of 2010.
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The Swiss reinsurer will buy back about $1bn in its own shares, reports Bloomberg, after repaying support received from Warren Buffett.
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Insurance broker and risk management consultancy Marsh & McLennan has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ending 2010.
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Platinum posted a net fourth quarter loss of $17.7m, attributed to $78m in catastrophe losses.
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Bermuda-based Lloyd's insurer Catlin posts a combined ratio of 89.8% for 2010 - slightly up from 89.1% in 2009.
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Bermuda-based ‘class of 2005’ reinsurer Validus increases its Q1 dividend to $0.25.
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The board of Bermuda insurer and reinsurer Alterra Capital has boosted its share repurchase plan to $261.1m.
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Bermudan reinsurer Aspen announced a combined ratio of 96.7% for 2010, above the 84.1% in 2009.
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RBS says Lloyd’s insurer Beazley has posted “a good set of results” results for 2010, advising investors to buy the firm’s shares.
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Finnish insurer Sampo increases its stake in Nordea to 21.3% through a share purchase from the Swedish government.
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Zurich-domiciled Allied World has bought back a warrant that allowed American International Group (AIG) to purchase 2m of its common shares at a flat rate discount.
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Broking firm Aon has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010.
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Zurich-based insurer Ace issued its fourth quarter and annual results.
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US insurange group Markel has released its annual results for 2010, posting a combined ratio of 97%.
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Australian insurer QBE has taken the unusual step of asking the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) for a halt to trading on its shares.
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Investment firm Shore Capital says non-life insurers are at a cross roads between soft rate conditions and pressures from regulators, cat losses and shareholders.
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January
US insurer Chubb posted fourth quarter income slightly down from 2009.
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Illinois based P&C insurer RLI has published a combined ratio of 76% for 2010's final quarter.
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The Bermuda-based reinsurer is making a share repurchase worth $321.5m.
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Mortgage insurer MGIC has revealed weak fourth quarter results for 2010.
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Fed advisor Morgan Stanley is not given an initial role in managing American International Group's (AIG) share sale recapitalisation.
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Bermuda-based Platinum Underwriters sets about repurchasing its own stock.
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The US Treasury is looking for help divesting its shares in American International Group (AIG).
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American International Group is providing warrants to allow its shareholders to buy more of its stock.