Investment Officers
Insurer Steps Up With Loan for U.K. Beermaker as Banks Retreat
When Anthony Woodhouse needed to refinance a bank loan and invest in his family's 236-year old brewery and pub chain his advisers sent him to an insurer. M&G Investments, a unit of Prudential ...
Generali Will Sell Asset Manager BSI Group: CEO
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Europe's third-largest insurer, will sell Swiss asset-management unit BSI Group as part of its disposal plan to boost capital. "We will sell BSI for sure, we have plenty ...
RSA Insurance to Sell Central, Eastern European Assets: Report
RSA Insurance Group Plc, the British insurer looking to raise capital, is planning the sale of assets in central and eastern Europe, according to three people familiar with the plan. RSA is close to ...
Canopius Names Pratten to New Role of Chief Investment Officer
Canopius Group Limited announced Tuesday that the group as appointed Michael Pratten to the newly created role of Chief Investment Officer. Pratten will report to Group Chief Financial Officer, Paul ...
P/C Insurance Execs Expect TRIA Renewal, But Split on Workers Comp Profits
While more than 90 percent of property/casualty insurance industry executives say they expect renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, the jury is out on whether commercial lines profits will ...
Oracle Denied Bid to Have D&O Insurer Beazley Pay $20M Over Ellison Acquisition
Oracle Corp. can't rely on an insurer to pay $20 million to help settle shareholder claims over the software maker's acquisition of a company controlled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison, a judge ...
A New Year’s Resolution: I Will Protect My Portfolio from Rising Rates
As with personal resolutions and renewed avowals, the start of a new year is the perfect time for insurers to revisit the parameters and goals guiding their investment portfolios. Particularly for ...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Flood, Specialty Insurer Wright Insurance Group
Florida-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Wright Insurance Group, LLC for $602.5 million from Aquiline Capital Partners, Wright's lead equity partner. ...