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XL Insurance announced quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share

XL Group PLC (NYSE: XL) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share payable on the company’s ordinary shares. The dividend will be payable on September 30, 2010 to ordinary shareholders of record as of September 15, 2010. The payment of the dividend is contingent on the completion of certain formalities under Irish company law, following the Irish High Court’s approval on July 23 of the company’s creation of distributable reserves. In addition, the board of directors of XL Group... 


Aon declares its quarterly dividend

Aon Corporation announced yesterady that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2010 to stockholders of record on August 2, 2010.  Read More →

Munich Re increases profit to €2.56bn in 2009 and raises dividend to €5.75

On the basis of preliminary calculations, Munich Re increased its consolidated profit significantly to €2.56bn in 2009 (previous year: €1.58bn). The profit for the fourth quarter totalled €0.78bn (0.11bn). Shareholders are again set to benefit substantially from the Group’s performance: subject to approval by the Supervisory Board and the Annual General Meeting, the dividend will rise by 4.5% to €5.75 (5.50) per share. Munich RE CFO Jörg Schneider said: “This is another good result that demonstrates Munich Re’s earnings strength....  Lire la suite

Aon Corporation declares quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share

Aon Corporation today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on February 1, 2010.  Read More →

Generali ready to pay dividends on future results

Generali’s chief executive, Giovanni Perissinotto, said Friday that the company is ready to pay a dividend on future results, reiterating that the payout ratio target is between 40%-45%. Speaking during a conference call to present the insurer’s third-quarter results, Perissonotto said that a decision on the dividend will be taken next year at a board meeting to approve full-year results. Generali’s board, whose mandate is set to expire in April 2010, is going to meet in March to approve its full-year results. Generali’s...  Lire la suite

XL CAPITAL declares quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share and $0.76275 per series c cumulative preference share

XL Capital announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on October 23, 2009 of $0.10 per Ordinary Share payable on the Company’s Ordinary Shares. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2009 to Ordinary Shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009. In addition, the Board of Directors resolved on October 23, 2009, to pay a dividend of $0.76275 per share on the Company’s Series C Cumulative Preference Shares. The dividend will be paid on January 15, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of January 14, 2010....  Lire la suite