Allstate Insurance (NYSE: ALL) reported better-than-expected earnings, according to The Wall Street Journal, partially due to increased premiums and lower catastrophe losses. Revenue for the first financial quarter of this year hit $616 million at $1.46 earnings per share. Last year, the company boasted $588 million at $1.30 earnings per share, showing much higher numbers year-to-date, The Wall Street Journal reported. “There was no news on the catastrophes. That’s news,” analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc. Cliff Gallant said prior to the release of the earnings, according to Bloomberg. “The weather was good for Allstate. They’re much more sensitive than anyone else”