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.

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.

Claims from the severe weather the Plains states experienced in mid April have quickly piled up.

Allstate Corp., State Auto and CinFin post pre-tax catastrophe losses for 1Q 2012.

Customer satisfaction with the auto-insurance claims experience is at its lowest level in three quarters, but consumers may have themselves to blame.

Rates for primary directors and officers liability-insurance programs for public companies during the first quarter increased an average of nearly 1.5 percent after decreasing an average of about 4.3 percent in 2011.

Rates for primary directors and officers liability-insurance programs for public companies during the first quarter increased an average of nearly 1.5 percent after decreasing an average of about 4.3 percent in 2011.

Policyholders and shareholders of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Group Inc. have approved a merger with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.