Lancashire

UPDATE: Lancashire shares jump 5% on Q1 results

Lancashire’s shares have risen as much as 8 percent this morning before giving up some ground to trade nearly 5 percent higher at around 627p per share after the firm posted a sterling set of first quarter results before markets opened.

Investors take decisive action in response to Q4 results

Investors were quick to punish carriers that underperformed in a fourth quarter that was plagued by California wildfire losses as they decisively rewarded firms that exceeded expectations in results released last week.

Lancashire execs buy stock after heavy falls

A number of Lancashire’s leading executives and directors bought up shares in the carrier as trading came to a halt last Friday following a week in which a catastrophe-scarred set of Q4 results sent the stock down over 14 percent.

UPDATE: Lancashire sheds 10% as market punishes Q4 losses

Shares in London-listed (re)insurer Lancashire have plunged nearly 10 percent as investors scrutinised a catastrophe-scarred set of Q4 results.

Bermudian (re)insurance shares leap following AIG-Validus deal

Shares in Bermudian (re)insurers have surged in early trading today as investors seek exposure to a further round of consolidation on the island following AIG’s announcement of its mammoth $5.56bn acquisition of Validus.

Lancashire: 2018 outlook is ‘‘positive’’

The CEO of short-tail specialist Lancashire has predicted a “meaningful adjustment” to the pricing environment following the industry’s heavy third quarter losses.