Investment Officers
Innovators Putting Italy on the InsurTech Carrier Map
A former carrier executive, a strategy consultant in the InsurTech space and a banking expert are teaming up to launch the first InsurTech carrier of the Italian market. Andrea Battista, the former ...
Many Global Insurers Plan to Beef Up Private Equity Investments: Goldman Sachs
Thirty-two percent of insurers plan to maintain or increase their investments in private equity in the next 12 months to boost returns, a survey of 300 executives overseeing more than $10 trillion in ...
Munich Re CEO Predicts 2018 Turnaround, Would Welcome Anchor Investor If Approached
Munich Re would welcome a long-term investor taking a significant stake in the company as the world's largest reinsurer eyes a return to profit growth this year, its CEO told Reuters. Joachim ...
Octo Telematics’ Execs to Buy Russian Shareholder Stake, Paving Way for IPO
Italy's Octo Telematics announced last week that its chairman and chief executive have signed a binding agreement to purchase 20 percent of Octo's shares from Russian company Renova Holdings. This ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Stand to Gain From New Tax Law: Moody’s
The impact of the new U.S. tax law is credit positive for U.S.-based insurance companies and will boost profitability for many of these firms, particularly those that have been paying high effective ...
Blackstone Eyes Insurance With Expansion Into Portfolio Risk Analytics
Blackstone Group LP has bigger plans for insurance companies than just managing their money. The world's largest private equity firm is expanding into a lucrative business dominated by BlackRock ...
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler Sees Value in Adding Anchor Shareholder
Swiss Re AG's chief said the reinsurer would welcome an anchor investor after being approached by billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. In a business where results can change radically ...
U.S. Lawmakers Eyeing Federal Cryptocurrency Rules
Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving to consider new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on the emerging asset ...