Beazley reports improved interim results

by Richard Kilner

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Beazley has reported its interim results covering the first six months of 2012, including pre-tax profits of $112.9m.

This is a return to the black following a pre-tax loss of $24.2m in the corresponding period in 2011.

Biannual gross written premiums increased from $924.8m in 6M 2011 to $1,013.1m, a rise of around 10%, with net written premiums rising from $635.5m to $650.8m.

The insurer also reported an annualised return on equity of 18%, a vast improvement on the loss of 3% it incurred during the same time last year.

Chief Executive Andrew Horton said that the firm had performed strongly in the first half of 2012, citing its combined ratio of 91%.

Horton went on to say that Beazley had launched a number of new products to meet underserviced client needs, adding that they were proving popular with clients and brokers alike.