Joseph V. Taranto

• Bermuda-Based Companies See Dramatic Improvement in Q1 Results

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2012

  Bermuda insurers and reinsurers report strong first-quarter earnings relative to a year ago, with several swinging back into the black after reporting Q1 losses in 2011.

• Bermuda Companies Swing Back to Profits in Q1 Reports

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2012

  Bermuda insurers and reinsurers reported strong first-quarter earnings relative to a year ago, with several swinging back into the black after reporting Q1 losses in 2011.

• Everest Re Increases 4Q, Thailand Flood Loss Estimates

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 25, 2012

  Bermuda reinsurer Everest Re Group says it expects $245 million in fourth-quarter catastrophe losses, including an estimated $145 million in losses related to the flooding in Thailand.

• Cats Take Bite Out of Everest Re & Montpelier Re Earnings

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 27, 2011

  Two Bermuda-based insurers say catastrophes hurt their third-quarter earnings, with Everest Re reporting a 64 percent drop in net income and Montpelier Re posting a net loss.

• Hanover, Everest Re Report Expected 2Q Cat Losses

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 7, 2011

  The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. says it expects losses from second-quarter catastrophes to be between $145 million and $160 million before tax.

• As Quake-Loss Estimates Roll In, Some See Improved Pricing

  April 18, 2011

  As more companies report estimated losses for the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami, a couple of Bermuda executives say that a market turn is beginning to occur.

• PartnerRe Says $500M In Losses From Japan Quake

  By Staff Writer  |  April 14, 2011

  PartnerRe says it expects approximately $500 million in losses, pre-tax and net of retrocession and reinstatement premiums, from the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

• Bermuda Cos. Give Japan-Quake Estimates, Speak Of Market Change

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 13, 2011

  As three more Bermuda companies report estimated losses for the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami, a couple of the company executives commented that a market turn is beginning to occur.

• Bermuda Cos. Report Expected 1Q Cat Losses; Too Early For Japan Estimates

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 18, 2011

  Several Bermuda companies have reported loss estimates from first-quarter catastrophes, but all of the companies excluded the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan, stating that it is too early to give an estimate.

• RLI, HIIG, Enstar, Everest Involved In M&A Deals

  By Staff Writer  |  January 10, 2011

  Merger-and-acquisition activity is heating up in the specialty lines insurance segment, with several carrier deals announced in the last few weeks.