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Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... over $10 million with a cover limit of $200 million. Despite the higher reinsurance costs, both Suncorp and Insurance Australia Group (IAG) have reaffirmed their insurance margin forecasts for the 2012 financial year. IAG's natural disaster costs rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... avoid the nation defaulting on its debts also buoyed market sentiment. Making news on Thursday, Insurance Insurance Australia Group (IAG) maintained guidance of an insurance margin of 8-10 per cent for 2010/11, after saying the Christchurch earthquake ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... to $21.30. Making news on Thursday, Commonwealth Bank quashed media speculation it was interested in buying Insurance Australia Group, while ANZ said it opened its first branch in India. The mining and resource sector was also lower. BHP Billiton lost ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... $36.98, while Kingsgate Consolidated was up 11 cents, by around 1.4 per cent, at $8.31. In news on Tuesday, Insurance Australia Group said it was aiming for 10 per cent of the company's gross written premium to come from Asia by 2016. The stock was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... finance for April. In Brisbane, the Queensland government hands down its annual Budget. In equities news, Insurance Australia Group Ltd holds an investor briefing. In Australia on Friday, the Australian share market staged a mild relief rally after a ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... Australian companies are in the top 12 global firms. Westpac Banking Corp has an overall rating of 5, while Insurance Australia Group scores 4.8. Globally, 227 asset owners and 496 asset managers have committed to integrating ESG considerations into ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... Banking Corporation chief executive Gail Kelly was scheduled to speak at a business lunch in Melbourne, while Insurance Australia Group Ltd chief executive Mike Wilkins was slated to speak at a business lunch in Sydney. Seven Group Holdings Ltd's case ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... eight cents at $23.58, Commonwealth Bank had lost 30 cents to $52.89 and ANZ was one cent higher at $24.22. Insurance Australia Group Ltd on Thursday posted a 51 per cent fall in first half net profit after cutting full year guidance due to the expected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... in first half net profit and forecast higher insurance premiums due to the recent extreme weather events. Insurance Australia Group added one cent to $3.64 after it cut its full year guidance due to the expected cost of Monday's earthquake in Christchurch. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... have fallen dramatically recently have been putting in a few points today," he said on Thursday. At noon, Insurance Australia Group was the best performer on the S&P/ASX100, up 12 cents, or 3.3 per cent, at $3.76, while Suncorp Group was in third place ...