Kingstone Cos. Inc., XL Capital Lead
As the AMBG Rises 9.67% Year-to-Date
As of the market close on Thursday, Dec. 10, the AMBG stood at 787.02. Leading A.M. Best’s Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were Kingstone Cos. Inc. (+400.00%) and XL Capital (+389.73%). Trailing the list of global insurance stocks were CRM Holdings (-82.24%) and Kingsway Financial Services (-82.14%).
The Global Life Insurance Index led the sector indexes, with the U.S. Insurance Brokers Index trailing the year-to-date list. Ranked by share price percentage change for the year, the A.M. Best insurance stock indexes finished:
Global Life Insurance Index (AMBGL) +21.90%
U.S. Health and HMO Insurance Index (AMBUH) +20.16%
U.S. Life and Health/HMO Insurance Index (AMBULH) +19.29%
U.S. Life Insurance Index (AMBUL) +18.94%
European Insurance Index (AMBEUR) +11.63%
Global Composite Index (AMBG) +9.67%
U.S. Insurance Index (AMBUS) +8.78%
Asia/Pacific Insurance Index (AMBAP) +7.72%
Global Reinsurance Index (AMBGR) +5.75%
Global Multi-Line Insurance Index (AMBGML) +5.66%
Global Non-Life Insurance Index (AMBGNL) +3.86%
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Index (AMBUPC) +3.60%
U.S. Multi-Line Insurance Index (AMBUML) +2.40%
Global Insurance Brokers Index (AMBGB) -2.49%
U.S. Insurance Brokers Index (AMBUB) -9.80%
Note: Share prices are reported by Dow Jones Indexes in U.S. dollars. Here are ranked results with individual A.M. Best stock indexes for those insurers that have been tracked since Jan. 1. Several insurers were added in recent months.
AMBAP (Asia/Pacific Insurers) close: 1178.43
Dongbu Insurance Co. +131.03%
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. +123.57%
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance +101.10%
LIG Insurance Co. +89.83%
Singapore Reinsurance Corp. +86.21%
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. +42.20%
Tower Ltd. +33.19%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. +11.14%
Aioi Insurance Co. Ltd. -2.61%
Korean Reinsurance Co. -10.56%
Sompo Japan Insurance -11.63%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. -12.20%
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings -14.18%
Nipponkoa Insurance -25.40%
Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance -31.58%
AMBGR (Global Reinsurers) close: 916.60
XL Capital +389.73%
Maiden Holdings Ltd. +144.41%
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. +123.57%
Singapore Reinsurance Corp. +86.21%
Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG +40.18%
Euler Hermes +38.01%
TransAtlantic Holdings +27.71%
Max Capital Group +27.06%
Endurance Specialty Holdings +19.95%
White Mountains Insurance Group +18.98%
Mapfre S.A. +17.50%
Allied World Assurance +13.62%
Everest Re Group +10.07%
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings +9.42%
Reinsurance Group of America Inc. +8.27%
ING Groep N.V. +7.08%
Aspen Insurance Holdings +6.19%
PartnerRe +6.17%
Scor S.E. +3.85%
Montpelier Re Holdings +3.28%
Validus Holdings +2.98%
Platinum Underwriters Holdings +2.61%
AXA S.A. +2.57%
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. +2.21%
Amlin PLC +2.10%
Berkshire Hathaway +1.86%
Aegon N.V. +1.44%
Arch Capital Group -0.07%
Axis Capital Holdings -1.20%
Zurich Financial Services AG -2.82%
Swiss Reinsurance -2.88%
ACE -5.35%
Munich Re -5.71%
Korean Reinsurance Co. -10.56%
Chaucer Holdings -11.16%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. -12.20%
Catlin Group -14.94%
Argo Group International Holdings -16.72%
W.R. Berkley Corp. -20.52%
AMBGB (Global Brokers) close: 935.43
Kingstone Cos. Inc. +400.00%
National Financial Partners +169.08%
InsWeb +26.47%
eHealth Inc. +9.49%
Willis Group Holdings +6.83%
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC +3.31%
AmTrust Financial Services Inc. +2.67%
Life Quotes, Inc. -3.19%
Marsh & McLennan Cos. -10.88%
Brown & Brown -13.92%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. -14.13%
Aon -17.10%
Index values are calculated by Dow Jones Indexes in U.S. dollars. Companies in the A.M. Best stock indexes include insurers and insurance-related organizations with credit ratings from A.M. Best, along with brokers. A.M. Best does not provide investment recommendations. A listing of companies in each A.M. Best Index is available at http://www.ambest.com/stocks.