CFO / Financial
AXA Restructuring: Execs May Slash 600 Insurance Jobs in Belgium
Axa SA is considering cutting 650 jobs in Belgium over the next two years, as Europe's second-largest insurer overhauls its range of products sold in the country. Axa Belgium has presented the plan ...
H1 Catastrophe Losses Are High, and Texas Endured Many of Them
Weather catastrophe activity slammed into 39 states during the 2016 first half. But in a six-month period where insured losses rose well above typical levels, Texas was by far the worst hit, ...
Brexit Aftermath: Insurers, Other London Financial Groups Warm to Dublin
Ireland says the Brexit vote has led to a jump in enquiries from London firms considering opening offices in Dublin, one of a handful of European cities trying to draw business away from Britain's ...
Ambac Shareholder Pushes for Review of ‘Strategic Alternatives’
Shareholder Joseph Pirinea said on Monday he was pushing bond insurer Ambac Financial Group to hire an investment bank to review strategic alternatives. Pirinea said the review should include the ...
InsurTech Momentum Builds as VC Investments Top $1B for 2016
Even though venture capital investments in VC-backed fintech companies fell more than 50 percent globally during the second quarter of 2016, interest in InsurTech continues to pick up steam, a new ...
TransRe Scores A+ FSR from A.M. Best; Deal to Underwrite Gen Re Broker Biz Flagged
On Friday, A.M. Best announced that it upped the financial strength rating of Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as TransRe) to "A+" (superior) from the ...
Allianz, AXA Reportedly Bidding for StanChart Asia Insurance Rights
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, and France's Axa SA were among first-round bidders for the rights to distribute general insurance products through Standard Chartered Plc outlets in Asia, ...
Allstate Reports $253M in Pretax Catastrophe Losses for July
Allstate's estimated pretax catastrophe losses for July hover around the $253 million mark, the latest high number in monthly warnings issued by the property/casualty insurer. Allstate explained in ...