Investment Officers
AIG Will Buy Back Another $3B in Stock, as Icahn Pressure Continues
American International Group Inc., the insurer pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, announced a plan to repurchase another $3 billion of shares. The move lifts to $4.3 billion ...
Some European Bond Investors Risk $1 Trillion Liability
Another year, another thing for investors in Europe to worry about. The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, part of the regulatory changes since the 2008 financial crisis, comes fully into force ...
Famed Banking Analyst Whitney Takes Role at Arch Capital
Running a hedge fund didn't work out for Meredith Whitney, once one of the most famous banking analysts in the U.S. So she's starting fresh at a Bermuda-based insurer. Whitney has begun at Arch ...
Peer-to-Peer Insurance Startup Attracts Funding from Silicon Valley’s Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital, a California venture firm better known for funding technology or industry game-changers including Apple, Cisco and YouTube, has put its money behind a property/casualty insurance ...
Allianz’s PIMCO Attracts Bernancke, Ex-British PM to Advisory Board
The bond investing firm Pacific Investment Management Co on Monday named two former central bank chiefs and a former British prime minister to sit on a new board to advise on economic, political and ...
Willis Boosts Towers Watson Merger Offer to $8.9B
Willis Group Holdings Plc, the third-largest insurance broker, agreed to better terms for Towers Watson & Co. shareholders in a proposed merger after the consulting firm's investors said that a ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Selling Investments in Munich Re, Swiss Re, Goldman Sachs
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Monday said it reduced its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by 13 percent during the third quarter, paring a successful investment it made during the ...
TigerRisk and Gen Re: Influx of Capital From Asia a Trend Worth Watching
Recent M&A-related investment from Asia offers yet another twist in the ongoing influx of new capital that has fostered uncertainty among insurers and reinsurers alike. Some insiders view the ...