Global Economy
W.R. Berkley’s CEO: M&A Trend Mostly Driven by ‘Management Ego’
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s outspoken chairman and CEO slammed the surge of M&A activity hitting the property/casualty industry in recent months as something driven more by "management ego" than true ...
AIG Hires New Chief Investment Officer and Buys His Firm
American International Group hired on a veteran of JPMorgan Chase and Zurich Capital Markets as its new chief investment officer. Douglas Dachille's full title will actually be executive vice ...
Zurich Insurance Confirms Possible Bid For Rival RSA
Cash-rich Zurich Insurance is weighing a bid for British rival RSA Insurance Group which could top $8 billion and be the latest industry tie-up amid toughening regulations. The impending launch of ...
ACE Unveils Post-Chubb Merger North American Management Team
ACE may have announced plans to acquire Chubb for $28 billion only a few weeks ago, but it has already designated a post-merger leadership team for the North American Insurance operations of the ...
PartnerRe, M&A Focused, Suffers Large Investment Losses in Q2
PartnerRe has enough on its plate juggling a proposed merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR SpA. Now there is a sizable second-quarter ...
ACE Moves to Larger Singapore Space as Asia Expansion Continues
ACE Group said it moved to larger space in Singapore to help facilitate continued expansion in the Asia Pacific Region. Specifically, ACE's new operations entail 38,500 square feet housing more than ...
Most Western, Middle East Insurers See Iran As Attractive Market
Western and Middle East insurance specialists see Iran as an appealing $8 billion market in the wake of its nuclear deal with world powers, though uncertainty over when sanctions on Tehran will be ...
McGraw Hill to Grab Insurance Data Outfit SNL Financial For $2.23B
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. agreed to buy SNL Financial, the financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm New Mountain Capital, for about $2.23 billion to add content on the banking ...