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Phoenix Shrinks Board to Reflect a Smaller Company, Slashes Expenses
Phoenix Cos. Inc. has reduced the size of its board of directors to reflect the smaller size of the company and as a way to slash expenses. T
Date: 11/13/2009     Source: Bestwire

Summer Storms Dampen Intact's Third-Quarter Results
An "unusual" amount of summer storms led Intact Financial Corp. to its worst underwriting results since an ice storm in 1998, according to the company
Date: 11/13/2009     Source: Bestwire

Foresight on Reinsurance Rates Keeps Homeowners Choice Profitable, President Says
Homeowners Choice Inc. put its ear to the ground late last year and listened. What it heard, said company President Paresh Patel, was talk of a rise i
Date: 11/11/2009     Source: Bestwire

Prudential Raises Annual Dividend 21% After Two Straight Profitable Quarters
Prudential Financial, which posted its second straight profit in the third quarter, increased its annual shareholder dividend by about 21% over last y
Date: 11/11/2009     Source: Bestwire

Berkshire Hathaway Triples Third-Quarter Profit
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it tripled its third-quarter profit, to $3.24 billion from $1.06 billion during the same time a year ago. The ne
Date: 11/09/2009     Source: Bestwire

Homeowners Choice Backs Off Attempt to Acquire 21st Century Holding
Florida domestic insurer, Homeowners Choice Inc., said for now it has ended its attempt to merge with fellow domestic insurer, 21st Century Holding Co
Date: 11/06/2009     Source: Bestwire

Validus Net Rises on Underwriting, IPC Acquisition
Bermuda reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd. posted improved third-quarter net income as it benefited from profitable underwriting and its recent acquisiti
Date: 11/06/2009     Source: Bestwire

After Third-Quarter Loss, RBS Restates Plan to Sell Insurance Arm
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, the government-controlled U.K. bank that reported a pretax loss of 2.1 billion pounds (2.34 billion euros) in the th
Date: 11/06/2009     Source: Bestwire

Tokio Marine Expects Higher Earning Results, Lifted By Domestic Stock Market Recovery
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. [50962] has revised its earnings projection with a net income of 71 billion yen (US$785 million), up from the previous fore
Date: 11/06/2009     Source: Bestwire

Kingsway CEO: Despite Loss, Company Has Reached a Turning Point in Transformation Plan
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. reported a net loss of $118.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared with a loss of $17.4 million for the sa
Date: 11/06/2009     Source: Bestwire