Global Economy
Sony CEO Lauded Employees and Others For Fighting ‘Extortionist’ Hackers
Sony Corp Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai on Monday praised employees and partners of the company's Hollywood movie studio for standing up to "extortionist efforts" of hackers who attacked Sony ...
CNA Pushes Into Canada With Specialty Coverage Options
CNA Financial Corp. is making a big push to grow its specialty lines business in Canada. The commercial insurer, which has Loews Corp. as a majority owner, said CNA Specialty will start accepting ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Pleases Investors With Takeover Push
Warren Buffett said last year that Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s future will be about buying big businesses and expanding them over time. As he celebrates his golden anniversary running the company, ...
Australia Declares a Catastrophe as Wildfires Spread
Crews in South Australia are battling to stabilize wildfires and protect homes as a hot weather forecast in coming days threatens to fan the flames. Firefighters used planes from neighboring Victoria ...
Willis Re: TRIA’s Demise Leaves Companies Actively Pursuing Alternate Coverage
Companies are actively pursuing alternative coverage to fill in reinsurance gaps left by the demise of TRIA after Dec. 31, Willis Re said in its Jan. 1, 2015 renewals report. "There are many ...
New Sony Hacking Theory: Ex-Employees May Have Been Involved
At least one former employee of Sony Corp. may have helped hackers orchestrate the cyber-attack on the company's film and TV unit, according to security researcher Norse Corp. The company narrowed ...
Meadowbrook Insurance Sells Itself to China’s Fosun International For $433M
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. is closing out 2014 with a plan to buy Meadowbrook Insurance Group for $433 million. The deal, at $8.65 per share, will allow Fosun to gain a big ...