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Third Point Reinsurance Plans to Raise Up to $322.2M in IPO
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which counts hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb as a founding shareholder, said it plans to raise as much as $322.2 million in an initial public offering. The company, ...
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance for Ireland’s Health Claims May Save Taxpayers
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will reinsure about 700 million euros ($923 million) in claims for Ireland's state health insurer, which is seeking to stem losses and its burden on taxpayers ...
ACE CEO Greenberg Cautions on Wall Street Draining Reinsurance Pond
ACE Limited Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg said the influx of Wall Street capital into the reinsurance industry is pressuring rates and that he is prepared to cut sales of backstop coverage. ...
ACE Promotes Talbott to President of North American Property, Specialty Lines
The ACE Group promoted Derek Talbott to division president, North America Property & Specialty Lines. Talbott succeeds Paul McNamee, who has been named deputy president of ACE's Asia Pacific ...
ACE CEO Greenberg Looks to Mexico to Grow as Brazil Slows
Evan Greenberg, the chief executive officer of Ace Ltd., said the insurer is looking beyond Latin America's largest economy as he seeks growth in the region. "It's obviously slowed down a lot in ...
Is Travelers’ Price-Cutting a Sign Rate Increases Have Peaked?
Travelers Cos. Inc. said it would cut jobs and reduce prices of auto insurance, steps investors took as an indication that rates had risen too far and competition was increasing. The company's shares ...Travelers’ Q2 Profit Up Due to Continued Rate Hikes
Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said second-quarter profit climbed 85 percent as price increases helped improve margins. Net income increased ...
What Buffett’s Closing India Insurance Brokerage Says About India’s Potential
India has long been viewed as a value investor's dream: rapid growth, 1.2 billion people pining for a taste of globalization, and underdeveloped industries ripe for turnarounds. So it surprised few ...