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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, ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, AmTrust, Nationwide and Aspen Insurance
American International Group hired a new head of International Government Affairs. AmTrust appointed a rising executive to lead its new satellite insurance operations. Nationwide's chief information ...
Purviance Succeeding DeCarlo as AmWINS CEO; DeCarlo Becoming Executive Chair
Charlotte-based global wholesale broker AmWINS Group announced that Scott M. Purviance will succeed M. Steven DeCarlo as the company's chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2018. DeCarlo, who has ...
Lemonade Co-Founder Calls Out Amazon for Poaching Employees
With two social media posts, Lemonade Co-Founder Shai Wininger called out Amazon for poaching the employees of his insurance carrier powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, also ...