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Travelers’ Fishman, Suffering From ALS, Will Step Down as CEO Dec. 1
Jay Fishman is stepping down as CEO of The Travelers Companies on Dec. 1, due to a neurodegenerative condition that appears to be a form of ALS. Alan Schnitzer is set to replace him as chief ...
AIG Focuses on Japan Integration Plan, Putting More M&A On Hold For Now
American International Group Inc. plans to sit out the unprecedented wave of insurance industry dealmaking and instead focus on integrating businesses in Japan. The timetable for merging AIU with ...
TigerRisk Pursues Asia Expansion With Launch of Hong Kong Office
TigerRisk Partners has established a beachhead in Asia, starting with a new Hong Kong office launched via a subsidiary. The Connecticut-based insurance broking and risk/capital management firm said ...
EXOR to Buy PartnerRe for $6.9B; AXIS Gets $315M Breakup Fee
PartnerRe, after fighting for months against an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR, has finally relented, agreeing to its overtures to buy the Bermuda-based reinsurer for $6.9 ...
Google, Berkshire, 8 Others Commit to Renewable Energy Investments
Some of the biggest U.S. corporate names offered their support—and billions of dollars in green financing pledges—to buttress the Obama administration's quest for a global agreement on combating ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...
Genetic Markers May Fuel Next Wave of P/C Insurer Asbestos Reserve Hikes
Actuaries and casualty insurance company financial officers who are not tuned into the revolution occurring in molecular biology may be blindsided by the next influx of asbestos claims, according to ...