CFO / Financial
Two Sigma Co-Founder Siegel: Machines Taking Over Human Jobs Worrisome
David Siegel, co-founder of $35 billion quantitative hedge fund Two Sigma, says he's "very worried" that machines could soon cost large swaths of the global workforce their jobs. "Most people in the ...
U.S. Mortage Insurance Brightens an Uneven 2016 Global Market: S&P
Mortgage insurers in the U.S. are set for a robust 2016, a bright spot in an otherwise uneven global market, where success will depend on the region of the world in which carriers are doing business, ...
AIG CEO Hancock: Revamp Plan Will Work Without More Drastic Action
More than two months after activist billionaire investors Carl Icahn and John Paulson gained seats on American International Group's expanded board, observers have wondered: Will their presence ...
AIG, Burned by Hedge Fund Losses, Will Redeem $4.1B of Those Holdings
American International Group Inc., the insurer burned by losses on hedge funds, has submitted notices of redemption for $4.1 billion of those holdings through the end of the first quarter. "As of ...
Where Have All the Chief Strategy Officers Gone?
At a time when the property/casualty insurance business is going through major changes, one would think that the ranks of chief strategy officers would be growing. That's not the case, says Tom ...
Canadian Railroad Struggles with Adequate Track Repair Following 2015 Derailments
Canada's biggest railway struggled to keep some heavily used track in adequate repair even after a string of derailments last year showed the danger of moving oil on poorly maintained track, ...
AIG Is Selling $1.2B Stake in Chinese P/C Insurer
American International Group is offering for sale about $1.2 billion worth of shares in China's PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd (PICC P&C) in a block deal, IFR said on Saturday, citing a term ...
Swiss Re Bulks Up Reserves as Profit Declines
Swiss Re AG, the world's biggest reinsurer, reported lower first-quarter profit as the company bulked up its reserves and pricing in the industry remained under pressure. Net income dropped to $1.23 ...