Strategy
Subterranean Reservoir Meets Tokyo Typhoon Threat
Below the condos and boutiques of Tokyo's upscale Minato ward -- which includes Roppongi Hills, home to Goldman Sachs Group's Japan headquarters -- a boring machine has carved out the city's newest ...
I.I.I.: Earthquake Risks Rising as Homeowners Coverage Declines
While earthquake risks are rising in the U.S., fewer homeowners nationally say they have earthquake insurance, creating a potentially huge gap in coverage, according to the Insurance Information ...
China Investment Firm to Buy Big Stake in Ironshore
An investment group from China will buy a big stake in in Ironshore Inc., a billion-dollar insurance holding company led by former AIG executives that filed plans for a $100 million IPO in late June. ...
Small Businesses Prefer Personal Lines Insurers, Survey Contends
Insurers writing predominantly personal lines of insurance do a better job in satisfying their small business customers than insurers focused more on commercial lines, a new survey contends. ...
44 Carriers Working With Consumer P/C Insurance Portal
Web-based consumer insurance agent portal TrustedChoice.com, created through an alliance of companies, agents and a trade association, now operates in 46 states and has 44 carriers or their ...
U.S. P/C Insurance M&A Gaining a Foreign Flavor
Insurance mergers and acquisitions often provide signs pointing to the direction where the industry is heading. Reading the signs today reveals a strong foreign element. In 2014 there has been a ...Report: Two AIG Asia Execs Jump Ship for Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has hired two senior executives from American International Group Inc's Asia operations to boost its insurance business in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported citing ...
S&P: Hedge Fund Reinsurers May Remain Niche Players
Hedge fund reinsurers may be helping to upend an industry that's already fiercely competitive between traditional players and other, alternative sources of capital. But they'll have to come closer to ...