Investment Officers
USAA Makes Strategic Investment in CaféX
USAA, an insurance and financial services company for military families, has made a strategic investment in CaféX, a provider of real-time engagement solutions for mobile and web platforms. CaféX ...
Aon Benfield Cites 2014 as Record for Property Catastrophe Bond Issuance
Total property catastrophe bond issuance for 2014 stood at $8.03 billion as of Dec. 12, a new record for annual insurance-linked securities, Aon Benfield Securities said. That new milestone hit with ...
Specialty Insurer James River Raises $231M in IPO
James River Group Holdings Ltd., the specialty insurer backed by hedge fund company D.E. Shaw & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., raised $231 million in an initial public offering, pricing its ...
Willis Group Closes Purchase of IFG Financial Businesses in Ireland
Willis Group Holdings completed its acquisition of a number of Irish pension and financial advisory businesses from IFG Group for an undisclosed price. The deal went through subsidiary Willis ...Hartford’s CFO: Update on Talcott Drawdown Coming in Feb. 2015
Hartford Financial Services Group will update shareholders in February 2015 about next steps in the continuing drawdown of its Talcott Resolution division, the company's life runoff annuity ...
Uber Insurer James River Jumps Into Junk-Rated Loans
The insurer that ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc. uses to protect drivers and passengers is going public, promoting how it's more willing than competitors to invest in junk-rated loans. ...
Marsh & McLennan Division to Grab Investment Management Firm
Marsh & McLennan Cos., the largest insurance broker by market value, agreed to buy SCM Strategic Capital Management AG as its Mercer unit expands in alternative investments. SCM, which oversees ...
Risker P/C Industry Investments Likely as Returns Taper Off: Conning
The property/casualty insurance industry could very well see pricing taper into negative territory in 2015. Faced with that reality, plus low interest rates, companies may find them selves forced to ...