Investment Officers
KKR Buying Insurance Claims Firm Mitchell in $1B Deal
KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, agreed to buy Mitchell International Inc., the first buyout by the firm's technology group since the head of the team ...
Lloyd’s Chairman Nelson: Investment Boom Puts Insurance At Risk
A flood of investment capital into structures linked to insurance could lead to instability and spark a new financial crisis if left unsupervised, a top official has warned. Billions of dollars from ...
Chinese Insurers Have $14 Billion to Buy Overseas Real Estate
Chinese insurers could spend about $14.4 billion on overseas commercial real estate, aided by a stronger local currency and easier regulations amid a limited supply of prime properties at home, CBRE ...
Wells Media Launches Carrier Management Print Magazine
Wells Media Group Inc. has launched a new print publication, Carrier Management Magazine, for property/casualty (P/C) insurance executives. This magazine launch follows the spring debut of the ...
S&P Calls Federal Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for U.S. Downgrade
Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in "retaliation" for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its "AAA" credit rating. The ...
Asia’s Expert Networks for Investors Coming Under U.S. Scrutiny
Expert networks - a matchmaking service linking investors such as hedge funds with company insiders - are under scrutiny from regulators in the United States, but are expanding across Asia, where the ...
Florida’s Property Insurer Avoids Storms, Piles Up Cash As Its Bonds Suffer
Florida's government-run insurance system has amassed record cash reserves as hurricanes bypassed the state since 2005. That hasn't helped investors in its bonds, with some trailing benchmarks by the ...
What Is Ackermann’s Executive Legacy Following Zurich Insurance Tragedy?
Josef Ackermann tried to shake up Zurich Insurance Group AG. Now, allegations that he was partly responsible for the suicide of the chief financial officer are casting a shadow over his 35-year-long ...