Strategy
Newly Public Specialty Insurer James River May Be a Takeover Target
James River Group Holdings Ltd. could be a takeover target after hedge fund firm D.E. Shaw took the insurer public, according to an analyst at BMO Capital Markets. The insurer will probably post ...
Sony CEO Lauded Employees and Others For Fighting ‘Extortionist’ Hackers
Sony Corp Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai on Monday praised employees and partners of the company's Hollywood movie studio for standing up to "extortionist efforts" of hackers who attacked Sony ...
Self-Driving Car or Mobile Living Room?
Germany's Daimler AG wants to reset consumers' expectations about self-driving cars with its futuristic Mercedes-Benz F 015 concept, unveiled Monday evening at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in ...
Year-End M&A Spurt Heralding Busy 2015 for Deals: Fitch
Six merger and acquisition announcements in the North American property/casualty insurance and reinsurance sectors in late 2014—and another global deal on the table—may herald a raft of deals in ...
CNA Pushes Into Canada With Specialty Coverage Options
CNA Financial Corp. is making a big push to grow its specialty lines business in Canada. The commercial insurer, which has Loews Corp. as a majority owner, said CNA Specialty will start accepting ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Pleases Investors With Takeover Push
Warren Buffett said last year that Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s future will be about buying big businesses and expanding them over time. As he celebrates his golden anniversary running the company, ...
Female CFOs Less Aggressive on Tax Dodges: Study
Female chief financial officers at U.S. corporations are less likely to adopt high-risk tax-avoidance strategies than their male counterparts, according to a study by an accounting group. The chances ...