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Ironshore CEO Kelley: Goal Under Liberty Mutual Is to Become ‘Premier’ Specialty P/C Insurer
Longtime Ironshore Inc. CEO Kevin Kelley said his company has a genuine shot at becoming a "premier" specialty property/casualty insurance company, both domestically and abroad, now that Liberty ...
Nationwide, Markel, Munich Re Help Back Next Insurance’s $29M Funding Round
Digital Insurance startup Next Insurance nailed down $29 million in Series A funding, with an investor roster that underscores how many old-school carriers are hedging their bets on technology-fueled ...
AIG’s Cost-Cutting Helped Lead to a Better-Than-Expected Q1
American International Group Inc., one of the largest U.S. insurers, reported better-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, helped by investment returns and cost cuts. AIG ...
Warren Buffett Preps for Massive Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting on Saturday
As the United States adapts to the presidency of Donald Trump and faces rising tensions abroad, Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders will descend on Omaha, Nebraska this weekend seeking reassurance, ...
OneBeacon to be Acquired by Canada’s Intact Financial for $1.7B
Canada's largest property/casualty insurer, Intact Financial Corp., has agreed to acquire U.S. specialty insurer OneBeacon from White Mountains Insurance Group for US$1.7 billion. The merger will ...
Liberty Mutual Reorganizes Global Specialty Business After Closing $3B Ironshore Purchase
Liberty Mutual Insurance has closed its $3 billion acquisition of specialty lines insurer Ironshore Inc. from China's Fosun International, and will make some organizational changes to accommodate its ...
AIG’s Investors Worry Over Succession Plan, Company’s Future
For nearly two months, American International Group Inc has planned to replace its chief executive but a successor has yet to be named, creating a void that has stoked investor concerns about the ...
Tech Making Insurance Obsolete, Exec Says; Risk Transfer No Longer a Large Nos. Game
"Will technology make insurance obsolete?" That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive, in his opening address to the 2017 Global Insurance ...