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French Reinsurer SCOR Turns Back Investor’s $9.6B Takeover Bid, Tickling Shareholders
French reinsurer Scor SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it's still interested in pursuing a deal. Scor shares ...
Buffett Says Berkshire Bought Back Its Own Shares Along With Boosting Apple Stake
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Thursday said the conglomerate bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and added to its already huge stake in ...
Executives On The Move at Munich Re, PartnerRe and QBE North America
A unit of Munich Re added two new executives to its underwriting team. PartnerRe Ltd. announced a number of personnel changes for its board of directors. QBE North America appointed an executive to a ...
If You Want a Job, 63 Percent of Insurers Are Looking, Jacobson/Ward Study Found
A majority of insurance companies plan to hire additional employees in 2018, even as the industry's unemployment rate hovers at a record low and the labor market remains extremely competitive, ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Donates $1M Toward Flood Recovery/Relief in India
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said it is donating $1 million toward relief and recovery involving the recent floods in Kerala, India. The donation will be primarily through the Red Cross. Prem ...
Executives On The Move at Allied World, CyberCube and At-Bay
Risk analytics startup CyberCube is bringing on a former Swiss Re executive as part of its board of directors. Allied World promoted one of its rising executives to a position involving Asia Pacific ...
Aspen Insurance Will Go Private in $2.6B Sale to Investment Manager Apollo
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday certain funds affiliated to alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management LLC will take the insurer private in an all-cash transaction valued at ...
COUNTRY Financial CEO Bock Plans to Retire in January
COUNTRY Financial CEO Kurt Bock plans to retire early next year, the insurance and financial services group has disclosed. Bock's retirement is effective Jan. 31, 2019, capping seven years as chief ...