Boardroom Agenda
PartnerRe Shareholder Vote on $6.9B EXOR Acquisition Scheduled for Nov. 19
PartnerRe's shareholders are scheduled to vote on EXOR's planned $6.9 billion acquisition of the Bermuda-based reinsurer on Nov. 19. PartnerRe disclosed the planned shareholder meeting in a proxy ...
CEO of Willis Great Britain Calls for More Industry Diversity
Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the insurance/reinsurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic ...
Warren Buffett Reduces Holdings of Munich Re Shares
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and National Indemnity Company stated their shareholdings in Munich Re have fallen below the threshold of 10 percent of voting rights — and now are at 9.7 percent. In an ...
UPC Insurance to Grab Interboro Insurance For $57M
United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance) will pay $57 million for Interboro Insurance Company, a regional property/casualty insurer licensed to operate in four states and Washington, D.C. The ...
Why Build Your Own Cat Model?
Insurers are using the new open loss modeling platforms to build their own catastrophe models for three main reasons: clarity, control and cost. Catastrophe models have become extremely important ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton Insurance Group, Swiss Re, Aon Benfield and More
We have promotions and new hires to tell you about at Hamilton Insurance Group, Swiss Re, Aon Benfield and The Geneva Association: ** Hamilton Insurance Group has a new chief financial officer for ...
Acquirers/Processors: A Critical Point in the Credit Card Payment Chain
In the typical credit card transaction, once a merchant accepts a credit card and enters card information into a payment system, the card data is sent to an acquirer and payment processor for ...
AmTrust Will Grow Again Through Acquisition With $233M Republic Companies Buy
AmTrust Financial Services will buy Texas-based property/casualty insurer Republic Companies, Inc. for $233 million, continuing an ongoing strategy of growth through strategic acquisitions. The ...