(Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Novae Group Plc (L:NVA) said larger individual risk and catastrophe losses in the year would lead to full-year underwriting contribution being lower than it expected.
Novae, which covers property, casualty, marine, aviation and political risk, said its full-year combined ratio was expected to be between 98 percent and 100 percent. A ratio below 100 percent means an insurer earns more in premiums than it pays out in claims.
The insurer said, however, that a "significant" bond market sell-off after the U.S presidential elections had impacted the value of its fixed-income portfolio.
Novae also said a change in its accounting policies for deferred acquisition costs would result in a non-cash full-year writedown of about 17 million pounds ($21.49 million) and an increased charge of about 5 million pounds.
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