Commercial Lines
German Insurance Giant Slumps In Face of Overhaul
Talanx AG, Germany's third-biggest insurer, slumped after saying it began an overhaul of its German consumer division. Talanx lost as much as 10 percent, the biggest intraday decline since the shares ...
Property/Casualty M&A Continues Accelerating in 2015: Conning
Property-casualty insurance sector M&A deals jumped by more than 31 percent and deal value grew by more than half from 2013 to 2014 as carriers sought to diversify, remain relevant with customers ...
WSJ Documents Decline of The Southport Lane Insurance Empire
An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers' investments was built by a private equity firm in part on questionable assets ...
Hedge Funds Gain by Gambling on Lawsuits
For better or worse, the lawsuit-finance market continues to grow. Hedge funds and others speculating on litigation are making more and larger bets. Some corporate lobbyists warn that the new ...
Weather Shifts Likely as Arctic Melt Creates Weakest Gulf Stream in 1,000 Years
Gulf Stream water currents in the Atlantic Ocean have slowed to the weakest in as long as 1,000 years, threatening shifts in U.S. and European weather, as well as coastal sea levels including in New ...
Solvency II Staggers to the Finish Line: International Editor Looks Back
It's been a long process, but, according to Paul Fisher, deputy head of the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), who supervises insurance and regulatory risk, it is nearing ...
U.S. House Committee Unveils ‘Threat-Sharing’ Cybersecurity Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee introduced on Tuesday long-awaited legislation intended to enhance information sharing between private companies and intelligence agencies ...
Investigators Probe Germanwings Jetliner Crash Mystery
Investigators probing the crash of a Germanwings jetliner in the foothills of the French Alps will seek to determine why the aircraft made a rapid descent spanning eight minutes without a single ...