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Travelers Produces a Q4 Profit Despite Catastrophe and Tax Cut Hits
Travelers took a big Q4 hit from a tax-cut-related charge and catastrophe-related expenses but still pulled in a profit. The insurer booked $551 million in net income, or $1.98 per share, during the ...
Liberty Mutual Will Sell Life Biz to Lincoln Financial for $3.3B; P/C Operations Reorganized
Liberty Mutual is getting out of the life insurance business, and the insurer will reorganize in order to better focus on its remaining P/C businesses. The Boston-based global insurer said it will ...
After Validus, AIG CEO Duperreault Envisions Select, Strategic Acquisitions
American International Group's newly announced plan to pay nearly $5.6 billion for Validus Holdings is likely just the beginning of the insurer's acquisition goals in the coming months. AIG President ...
UPDATED: AIG Will Acquire Validus for $5.6B, Fulfilling CEO Duperreault’s Early M&A Pledge
Brian Duperreault was clear after becoming American International Group's new leader in May 2017 that he'd be looking for acquisitions. He's now made good on this promise, with news that the insurer ...
JLT Specialty USA Chooses Chicago as U.S. Headquarters
JLT Specialty USA has chosen Chicago as its U.S. headquarters. The U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced the news on Jan. 18, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. JLT's US ...
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Jain Holds $109M in Company Shares
One of Warren Buffett's top deputies has amassed a stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. valued at more than $100 million. Ajit Jain, the insurance executive who was named a vice chairman of Buffett's ...
RenaissanceRe Will Buy Minority Stake in Legacy Acquirer Catalina Holdings
RenaissanceRe will pick up a minority stake in Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a long-term manager of legacy runoff P/C insurance and reinsurance businesses. Neither side is disclosing financial ...
Global Elite’s Biggest Risk Worries: Cyber Attacks and War in the Age of Trump
The threat of large-scale cyberattacks and a "deteriorating geopolitical landscape" since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump have jumped to the top of the global elite's list of concerns, ...