Financial Results:

Aviva's GI net premiums rise by 11%; SII ratio increases

Aviva's general insurance net premiums rose by 11% to £4,688m in HY17 compared to £3,991m in HY16

03/08/2017

Derivative performance hits Munich Re's investment returns

Munich Re's investment result for the period from April to June 2017 fell 31% due in part to derivative performance

09/08/2017

Admiral's UK/international insurance turnover grows; Solvency ratio rises by 19%

Admiral has seen its UK insurance business turnover grow by 11% to £1.14bn (H1 2016: £1.03bn), and its international insurance business turnover grow by 39% to £221.9m (H1 2016: £159.2m)

16/08/2017

Generali's solvency ratios increase; total AUM level increases by 2.3%

Generali Group's preliminary regulatory solvency ratio based on the use of an internal model stood at 188% up from 178% FY 2016

03/08/2017

AXA's SII ratio rises four points to 201%

AXA's Solvency II ratio rose by four points to 201 per cent in the first half of 2017 versus 192 per cent in FY16, mainly driven by a strong operating return contribution net of estimated dividend accrual

03/08/2017

Swiss Life increases net profit by 5%

Swiss Life has increased its net profit by 5 per cent to CHF 524m in H1 2017 and increased its new business margin from 1.5 per cent to 2.6 per cent

16/08/2017

Talanx's GWP rise by 6.9%; combined ratio stable at 97%

Talanx's gross written premiums increased by 6.9 per cent to €17.6bn in the first half of the year and the group's combined ratio remained largely stable at a level of 97 per cent

16/08/2017

Direct Line's SII capital coverage ratio rises by 8%

Direct Line's Solvency II capital coverage ratio rose by 8% from 165% to 173%, according to the insurer's latest half year report

01/08/2017

Ogden rate hits Zurich's business operating profits

The Ogden rate change hit Zurich's business operating profits by $289m in H1 2017 according to its latest financial results

10/08/2017

UNIQA's investment income falls by 7.5%

Austrian insurance group, UNIQA, has seen its investment income fall by 7.5 per cent to €233.5m in H1 2017 due to "persistently low interest rates and negative exchange rate effects"

23/08/2017

Ecclesiastical Insurance sees investment returns rise by £32.8m driven by equities

Ecclesiastical Insurance delivered investment returns of £40.1m in H1 2017 up from £7.3m in H1 2016 due to "the steady rise in global markets"

23/08/2017

Phoenix Group's SII surplus rises by £0.6bn reflecting subordinated bonds issuance

Phoenix Group's Solvency II surplus has risen by £0.6bn between 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017

25/08/2017

Novae reports drop in returns but performance 'remains positive'

Novae Group's return for H1 2017 was £17.3m down from £28.4m in H1 2016

02/08/2017

RSA Group's Solvency II coverage ratio above target range

RSA Group has recorded Solvency II coverage ratio of 163 per cent after dividend accrual, slightly above the 130%-160% target range

03/08/2017

Allianz sees operating profits rise by 23%

German insurer, Allianz Group, has achieved a 23% increase in operating profit in the second quarter of 2017 to €2.9bn

27/07/2017

CNP Assurances sees SCR coverage ratio rise by 16%

The consolidated SCR coverage ratio for CNP Assurances increased by 16 per cent from 177 per cent at 31 December 2016 to 193 per cent as at 30 June 2017

01/08/2017

Investment returns for Hiscox 'ahead of expectations'

The investment result for Hiscox before derivatives was £50.5m in H1 2017, up from £42m in the first six months of 2016, and is therefore "ahead of expectations", the firm said

01/08/2017

SCOR's solvency ratio hits 226%; capital gains of €58m achieved

SCOR's estimated solvency ratio hit 226% as at 30 June 2017, marginally above the optimal range of 185%-220% defined in its Vision in Action strategic plan

27/07/2017