AIG Boosts Profit as Catastrophe Losses Narrow and Premiums Are Increased

Global insurance conglomerate

American International Group Inc.


AIG 0.80%

posted strong gains in first-quarter profit, benefiting from reduced catastrophe losses, growth in new business and premium-rate increases.

Another of the nation’s biggest publicly traded insurers,

Prudential Financial Inc.,


PRU 1.22%

swung to a $31 million net loss for the quarter from a year-earlier $2.83 billion net profit, while its closely watched operating income fell 25%, to $1.22 billion. The big life insurer booked net realized investment losses and related charges reflecting rising interest rates during the period, while the year-earlier quarter included substantial realized investment gains, among other year-over-year differences. 

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