Underwriting
Bankrupt U.S. Coal Producer Reaches Mine Liability/Clean-Up Deal With Three States
Peabody Energy Corp, the largest U.S. coal producer, reached a deal to cover mine clean-up liabilities while in bankruptcy with three U.S. states, court documents showed on Tuesday. Peabody has ...
Post-Brexit, Ireland Moves Quickly to Lure UK Financial Jobs
Irish recruiters are already filling jobs for financial services firms which are shifting some operations from the United Kingdom, with Dublin moving fast to steal a march on rivals just a month ...
Progress Made Containing Massive California Wildfire
Containment has increased on a wildfire north of Los Angeles, which has grown to more than 58 square miles. Officials report the blaze is 25 percent surrounded as of today, and most of the evacuation ...
Everest Re Will Unload U.S. Crop Insurance Subsidiary, Provide Reinsurance Cover
Everest Re Group, Ltd. plans to sell its U.S. crop insurance subsidiary, but still keep a hand in the business through reinsurance. The deal, announced July 25, calls for CGB Diversified Services ...
The Hartford Will Sell U.K. P/C Runoff Subsidiaries to Catalina
The Hartford has found a buyer for its U.K. property/casualty runoff subsidiaries, capping a process that began in 1993. Catalina Holdings UK Ltd. will buy the insurer's Downlands Liability ...
British Foreign Secretary Assures Financial Firms They’ll Keep EU Rights
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Friday he expects the U.K. to retain the right for its financial firms to sell services across European Union member states after Britain's exit from ...
National Interstate Comes Around to American Financial’s $320M M&A Bid
It took plenty of back-and-forth, counter-offers and more, but American Financial Group has finally reached an agreement to buy the rest of National Interstate Corp. that its subsidiary does not ...
AIR Worldwide Expands Global Pandemic Model, Joins World Bank Initiative
AIR Worldwide has made two new business moves involving ways to manage and counter global pandemics. The catastrophe modeling firm said it has expanded its global pandemic model to include outbreaks ...