Leadership & Strategy
Travelers CEO Fishman Briefly Had His Eyes on Chubb
Travelers Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman disclosed that the property/casualty insurance giant briefly considered a possible merger deal with Chubb. The idea was discarded, he said, after the ...
Hiscox USA Brings On New Chief Underwriting Officer
Hiscox has named a new chief underwriting officer for its fast-growing U.S. unit. Nicole Goodwin will be based in Hiscox USA's New York City office. She replaces Gary Head, who will head to London to ...
Tit For Tat: EXOR Once Again Boosts Its Bid For PartnerRe
Days after PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings released sweetened terms of their merger deal, upstart bidder EXOR SpA has done the same. The Italian investment firm enhanced its own $6.8 billion ...
Tokio Marine Looking at China Expansion
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., fresh from its biggest acquisition in the U.S., is now looking for opportunities in China. The insurer plans to utilize its ties with Citic Group Corp., China's biggest ...
Japanese Insurers Eye More U.S. Acquisitions
Japanese insurers including MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. are seeking mergers with peers in the United States, as a declining population at home ...
Verisk Insurance Solutions Launches Device Reputation Service
Verisk Insurance Solutions, a source of information about property/casualty insurance risk, and Portland, Ore.-based iovation announced the launch of the Verisk Device Reputation Service, a tool to ...
The Top P/C M&A Deals in 2015 (So Far)
ACE Ltd. shocked the industry with news earlier in July that it would pay $28 billion in cash and stock for Chubb Corp., an industry rival. But it's only the latest in a series of M&A moves in ...
PartnerRe, AXIS Improve Merger Terms in Advance of Shareholder Vote
PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. have released sweetened terms of their merger deal intended to entice shareholders in advance of their Aug. 7 vote on the matter. The package includes an ...