Insurance Operations stories:
XL Capital Q4 profit falls short of Wall Street view
Feb 9th, 2010 - Reuters
* q4 oper eps $0.69 vs est $0.70 * lower investment income hurts feb 9 (reuters) - bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer xl capital's (xl.n) operating profit fell marginally short of wall street expectations, hurt by lower investment income. fourth
Aetna’s Profit Falls as Medical Costs Rise
Feb 5th, 2010 - New York Times
aetna, the health insurance company, said friday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 15 percent as it continued to struggle with rising medical costs that hurt its performance throughout 2009. the company said medical costs, its largest expense
S&P cuts Berkshire's rating, cites Burlington deal
Feb 4th, 2010 - Boston
omaha, neb.-standard & poor's has followed through on its warning and lowered berkshire hathaway inc.'s long-term credit rating thursday as the omaha firm readies to acquire burlington northern santa fe corp.
MetLife fourth-quarter profit falls, beats Street
Feb 2nd, 2010 - Reuters
* company confirms in talks to acquire aig's alico unit stocks | mergers & acquisitions | bonds | global markets * operating q4 eps 96 cents vs street view 95 cents * operating revenue up 13 percent at $13.32 billion * shares slip 2.7 percent
Dutch fine Fortis for false information
Mar 10th, 2010 - Boston
brussels-belgian insurer fortis holding said wednesday that dutch regulators fined it euro576,000 ($781,000) for giving incorrect information about the financial situation of fortis bank, months before it nearly collapsed and sought government


