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• Aflac Japan's premium persistency slipped to 92.7% from 93.7%, which management attributed to lapse-and-reissue activity from new product launches.
• AIG's General Insurance net premiums written rose 9% to $7.5 billion with the combined ratio improving to 89.0%, while The Hartford'sBusinessInsurance premiums grew 5%.
• Gallagher'sRevenuerose 24.2% with organic growth of 6% combined, while Brown & Brown's revenue rose 30.4% but organic revenue fell 0.7%.
• Berkley grew net premiums 2.4% and improved its combined ratio to 90.0% from 91.6%, while Arch's net premiums fell 6.9% as its combined ratio rose to 83.5%.
LPL Financial soared on Friday after reporting that client assets reached $2.60 trillion in August, helped by advisers recruited from Raymond James, bucking weakness in capital markets stocks.
First Financial Bancorp climbed on Friday after Truist upgraded the Cincinnati-based regional lender to Buy with a $37 price target, a rare bright spot for bank stocks in a week clouded by AI andYieldworries.
Cheche Group (NASDAQ:CCG) plunged on Friday without any company-specific headline, a sharp reminder of how volatile thinly traded small-cap stocks can be.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) climbed on Friday after Roth upgraded the bond insurer to Buy with an $85 price target, on a day when the company was also in the news over a Brightline Florida restructuring.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) drew attention on Friday after it issued a statement on the Brightline Florida restructuring, a day on which its shares also rose following a Roth upgrade.
● SR Bancorp reported totalAssetsof $1.19 billion and deposits of $926.4 million across 14 New Jersey branches.
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