News: Suncorp earnings forecast downgraded

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    Credit Suisse has downgraded the earnings forecasts for the two largest insurers in Queensland.

    Suncorp and Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) have been adjusted because of increasing reinsurance costs.

    Full year earnings forecasts for IAG have been downgraded by 3 - 4 per cent, while full year earnings for Suncorp have dropped 11 percent.

    On Wednesday Suncorp said it may incur additional reinsurance costs of around $120 million. Suncorp has the biggest exposure to Queensland's floods.

 
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