Strategy
AmTrust Postpones Shareholder Vote on Going Private; Contested Plan Lacks Shareholder Support
Lacking enough shareholder votes for approval, AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has postponed until June 21, 2018, the special meeting on a plan to take the insurer private. The meeting was originally ...
CNA Formally Launches Shiny New HQ
CNA moved into a new state-of-the-art global headquarters, marking its official opening on June 1. The Chicago-based insurer's new space at 151 North Franklin Street in Chicago's Loop business ...
AXIS Re Revamps Operations, Eyes Asia Expansion and New Products
AXIS Re, the reinsurance unit of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has reorganized and expanded its product offerings in key areas and regions in a bid to stay competitive. "As the market transforms, we ...
Should AmTrust Go Private at the June 4 Shareholder Vote? Both Sides Weigh In
Supporters and opponents of AmTrust Financial Services' bid to go private are making their case before the proposal goes before stockholders for a vote in just a couple of days. On May 29, AmTrust ...
Allianz Invests in Africa Re, Continuing an Africa Expansion
Germany's Allianz Group will acquire an 8 percent stake in Africa's largest reinsurer, Africa Re, in a cash deal worth $81 million. The deal makes Allianz one of Africa Re's largest shareholders and ...
AIG Grows Presence in Pension Risk Transfer Market
American International Group is expanding its presence in the pension risk transfer market, spurred in part by the Trump tax cuts. "We are seeing significant opportunity in this market, driven by tax ...
Swiss Re Loses SoftBank as Potential Investor, but Would Welcome Another
Swiss Re AG said it would continue to welcome an anchor investor after Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. ended its pursuit of a stake in the world's second-largest reinsurer. The collapsed talks ...
For Insurers, Performance Measures Based on Efficient Frontier Analysis May Work Best
Insurance is a unique business, especially when it comes to measuring the performance of a company. Businesses in most industries have a precise knowledge of the cost of their product at the time ...