Everest Re looks to boost primary insurance business

As it looks to diversify beyond traditional reinsurance, Hamilton, Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $323 million, a 9.8% increase over the same period a year... Read more »

PartnerRe reports net income drop, mum on competing merger bids

Amid uncertainty created by competing acquisition offers, Pembroke, Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported first-quarter net income of $231.7 million, a 21.6% decline from the same period one year ago. Read more »

Weak investments, reinsurance prices limit Berkley profit

W.R. Berkley Corp. grew its total revenue more than 2% in the first quarter of 2015, but saw its profit slip by nearly one-third due to weak investment performance. Read more »

Aetna submits 2016 rates with eye on Supreme Court subsidy ruling

(Reuters) — Aetna Inc., the third-largest U.S. health insurer, is submitting 2016 individual insurance rates to state regulators but said it might need to reexamine them after the U.S. Read more »

Californians take advantage of special health insurance signup period

The number of California residents who have taken advantage of a special enrollment period to opt for coverage in the state’s health insurance exchange continues to grow. Read more »

Aetna boosts profit on higher membership

Aetna Inc. posted strong first-quarter 2015 earnings, driven largely by increased enrollment, the health insurer said. Read more »

House bill would repeal health plan ‘Cadillac tax’

Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday would repeal the health care reform law's “Cadillac tax” that is to impose a 40% excise tax on group health care plan premiums exceeding... Read more »

Ohio employers get workers comp premium payment options

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors has approved a plan that will give employers greater choice in how they pay their annual workers compensation premiums under the state’s revamped... Read more »

Insurers buying into enterprise risk management

Most insurers say their top leaders view enterprise risk management as an important business strategy that adds value to their companies, Towers Watson & Co. said in a study released Tuesday. Read more »

Hartford’s net income dips

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. saw a slight uptick in written premiums in the first quarter of this year, though its profit and combined ratio deteriorated slightly. Read more »