Boardroom Agenda
Root Raises $724.4M, an IPO Victory for the Auto Insurance Startup
Automobile insurance startup Root Inc sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range, to raise $724.4 million, the company said. Root, which has ...
InsurTechs Start Reaching Size and Capacity That Commands Insurance Industry Attention
The latest crop of InsurTechs began appearing in force around 2015, with promises to disrupt the insurance industry and change the world. Industry veterans have often taken those boasts with a grain ...
AIG Settles Dispute With U.S. Involving Foreign Tax Shelters
American International Group Inc. settled a case involving cross-border transactions the government claimed amounted to improper tax shelters. The insurer agreed to pay a 10% penalty and disallow ...
Generali Offices Raided In Italy Insurance Probe
Italy's tax police raided the offices of state railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Generali to gather documents in a probe related to the awarding of contracts to the Italian insurer, a document ...
Tesla’s Release of New ‘Self-Driving’ Software Draws Close Attention From U.S. Regulator
The U.S. auto safety regulator on Thursday said it was closely watching Tesla Inc's release of a software version intended to allow its cars to drive themselves, saying it stood ready to protect the ...
To Merge or Not to Merge: InsurTechs Must Increasingly Ask This Question
The drumbeat for InsurTechs to pursue a merger, acquisition or partnership is getting louder, with the number likely to substantially grow in the months ahead, an insurance industry expert believes. ...
InsurTech Root Plans to Raise Up to $604M in IPO
Automobile insurance startup Root Inc said on Tuesday it plans to raise as much as $604.1 million in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, the latest in a line of insurers looking to tap the ...
AXA Completes Sale of Eastern Europe Operations to UNIQA
AXA said that it has completed the nearly $1.2 billion cash sale of its life and savings, property and casualty, and pension businesses in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to Austria's UNIQA ...