Aspen Posts $2 Mn Q4 Net Income; FY $280.4 Mn; No Plans to Exit U.S. Property

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Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported net income after tax of $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $12.4 million in Q4 2011. After tax net income for the full year was $280.4 million, compared to a loss of $110.1 million in 2011.

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Willis Post $225 Million Q1 Net Income; Strong Growth

April 27, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Willis Group Holdings reported net income from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $225 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared with $35 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago.

Willis noted that the Q1 result was “impacted by a $13 million charge for write-off of uncollectible accounts receivable together with associated legal fees related to previously disclosed fraudulent activity in a stand-alone North American business.”

 It also reported that Q1 net income in 2011 “was impacted by a $97 million charge related to the 2011 operational review, $171 million make-whole amounts related to the repurchase and redemption of Senior Notes and write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, and a $4 million gain on disposal of operations. 

“Adjusted net income from continuing operations (which excludes the after-tax impact of those items discussed above) for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was $233 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared with $224 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago.  Foreign currency movements decreased earnings by $0.02 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the first quarter of 2011.”

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