Zurich sees P&C operating profit rise by 46% in H1 2019

Zurich Insurance posted an impressive 46 percent increase in property & casualty operating profits in the first half of the year to $1.66bn (H1 2018: $1.14bn) and the lowest combined ratio for a decade at 95.1 percent (H1 2018: 97.5 percent), as it praised an improvement in commercial insurance.