Global Economy
XL Group Shareholders Approve Ireland-to-Bermuda HQ Switch
XL Group plc's shareholders approved plans to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Bermuda, a process it hopes to complete in the 2016 third quarter. That doesn't mean that XL Group is ...
Lloyd’s Faces Post-Brexit Risks: Fitch Ratings
A British departure from the European Union generally won't harm the country's "resilient" property/casualty insurance sector, though there are some risks in play for Lloyd's members, Fitch Ratings ...
Post-Brexit, UK Insurance Industry Attempts to Calm Nerves
The U.K. joined the European Union in January 1973, and yesterday, the U.K. public voted to leave. After 43 years of marriage, the divorce proceedings will soon begin. No one knows how long it will ...
U.K. Chooses EU Exit; Cameron Resigns; Financial Services Face Uncertain Future
The U.K. voted to quit the European Union after more than four decades in a stunning rejection of the continent's postwar political and economic order, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to ...
VW Must Fork Over $10B-Plus to Settle U.S. Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen AG will pay more than $10 billion to settle claims by nearly 500,000 owners stemming from its U.S. diesel emissions cheating scandal and fund efforts to offset pollution, three sources ...
Asia Expansion Continues: BHSI Jumps Into Region’s Accident & Health Market
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is making good on its pledge to expand in Asia, with news that it is jumping into the region's Accident & Health insurance market. The specialty insurance ...
Executives On The Move at QBE, BHSI, Aon and More
QBE North America brought in a new executive to guide development of its commercial agriculture business. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance launched a new accident and health division in Asia ...
Pension Fund Sues VW in Germany Over Emissions Scandal Losses
Volkswagen AG was sued by the California State Teachers' Retirement System in the latest lawsuit to emerge from the emissions cheating scandal that wiped more than $20 billion from the carmaker's ...