XL is among insurers including AIG and MetLife Inc. that have shrunk allocations to hedge funds after years of high fees and performance that lagged benchmarks.
The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history is adding to soaring costs for insurance companies, which are already taking a beating this year from an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires.
Even with one of the costliest hurricane seasons on record, large insurers in the U.S. tended to post third-quarter results that topped Wall Streets estimates. The exception is American International Group Inc.