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Travelers CEO Fishman Eyes Potential Foreign Acquisitions
Travelers Cos., which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture in Brazil in 2012, is likely to continue expanding internationally. ...
Will Validus Remain on Sidelines as Bermuda Consolidates?
With consolidation talk heating up in Bermuda this week, followers of the island market and its acquisition activity over the past decade wonder about the plans of Bermuda's most active acquirer in ...
Round 3: Endurance Says Aspen Offers Shareholders ‘Red Herrings’ Instead of Value With Bid Response
In the third volley of a contest between two Bermuda specialty companies on Monday, Endurance said that Aspen's rejection of a bid to buy the company for $3.2 billion ignores the best interests of ...
Aspen Board Unanimously Rejects Endurance’s $3.2B Hostile Bid
Aspen Insurance Holdings announced Monday that its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $3.2 billion takeover bid from Endurance Specialty Holdings announced hours earlier, calling the ...
Endurance Specialty Offers $3.2B to Acquire Aspen; Deal Would Create $5B Company
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced Monday that it has delivered a proposal to the board of directors of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. to acquire all of the common shares of Aspen for $3.2 ...
Aon CEO Case Defends Berkshire Deal; Sidecar Innovation ‘Good for London’
Aon Plc, the broker that was criticized by Lloyd's of London for a deal with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the relationship actually helps make the U.K. insurance market more ...
Dot-com Bust Ahead for Tech Stocks, Says Fairfax’s Watsa
Prem Watsa, head of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., said investors in technology companies including Twitter Inc. may soon be crying as the stock prices are unsustainable. "There's ...
CEO Perks Taking Different Forms: More Life Insurance Replacing Corporate Jets
For some executives, corporate perks are getting just a little less exciting. A number of major U.S. companies are cutting back on glamorous luxuries like personal jet use, country-club memberships, ...