Strategy
Hamilton Acquiring Lloyd’s Sportscover
Hamilton Insurance Group said today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Sportscover Underwriting Limited, a Lloyd's managing agent which manages Syndicate 3334, and Kinetic ...
U.S. P/C Small Business Insurance Market Ripe for Consolidation: Conning
If heavy competition breeds consolidation, then property/casualty small business insurance is ripe for it in the coming years. Here's why: Both large and small insurers devote lots of attention to ...
Aquiline Grabs Piece of Reinsurance Intermediary Beach & Associates
Beach & Associates, an independent specialty reinsurance intermediary, has a new majority investor: Aquiline Capital Partners. The New York-based private equity firm disclosed it snatched up a ...
PCI Recap: QBE NA CEO Sets Record Straight on Middle-Market Biz
The middle-market segment is a valuable component of the business of QBE North America, the chief executive officer said during a recent interview, putting to rest rumors that the segment is up for ...
RenaissanceRe’s CFO Will Also Assume COO Duties
RenaissanceRe Holdings is dealing with some changes in a few of its executive leadership slots. Executive Vice President and CFO Jeffrey Kelly will become chief operating officer but also continue as ...
Willis Brings on AIG Exec to (Eventually) Run U.K. Insurance Arm
A veteran AIG executive is set to become the next CEO of Willis Group Holdings' U.K. insurance arm, but the transition process will be a gradual one. Nicholas Aubert has been named "chief executive ...
Report: China’s Anbang Insurance Mulling a $2B IPO
Anbang Insurance Group Co., the Chinese insurer buying New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel, is planning an initial public offering that could raise about $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter ...
Cathay Financial Holding to Acquire Conning
Financial services provider Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday that the board of directors of its subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd., approved the acquisition of global ...