Doha-Mubasher: Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Co said Sunday its profits surged 129% to QAR 122.7 million ($33.7 million) in the first half of 2015, compared to QAR 53.6 million ($14.7 million) in the same half of 2014.

Earnings per share rose from QAR 1.54 in H1-15 to QAR 0.67 a year earlier, according to a bourse filing.

The company posted profits of QAR 78 million for the first quarter this year, compared to QAR 47.3 million in 2014, registering an increase of 65%.