Global Economy
Chinese Insurer to Grab Starwood Capital’s Baccarat Hotel in NYC
Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group agreed to sell New York's luxury Baccarat Hotel to an affiliate of China's Sunshine Insurance Group. The 114-room property on Manhattan's West 53rd Street is ...
Zurich Insurance May Sell Stake in Money Manager Firm
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, hired Evercore Partners Inc. to value its majority stake in Seven Investment Management LLP, a person with knowledge of the matter said. ...
QBE North America Rolls Out M&A-Related Transactional Liability Practice
QBE North America is launching a new transactional liability practice designed for clients involved in mergers and acquisitions. The initiative reflects its latest expansion into other specialty ...
China-Backed Hackers Suspected in Anthem Cyber Attack
Investigators of Anthem Inc.'s data breach are pursuing evidence that points to Chinese state-sponsored hackers who are stealing personal information from health-care companies for purposes other ...
Aspen Plans $500M Share Repurchase Program
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced plans to move ahead with a $500 million share repurchase program in 2015. The plan is effective through Feb. 6, 2017, and enables Aspen to pursue share ...
Warren Buffett Wants to Buy More Companies Abroad
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is likely to buy a small business in Western Europe and he would like to buy more businesses abroad. "We'd like to buy more businesses around ...
Anthem Targeted in Massive Cyber Attack; Tens of Millions Affected
Anthem Inc., the second biggest U.S. health insurer by market value, said hackers obtained data on tens of millions of current and former customers and employees in a sophisticated attack that has ...
W.R. Berkley Sees a Q4 Dip in Net Income
W.R. Berkley Corp. reported a stellar fourth-quarter in terms of premium growth, but net income dipped at year-end due in part to investment return challenges. Berkley's 2014 Q4 net income is booked ...