Global Economy
Swiss Re’s P/C Reinsurance Unit Excelled in Q3
While the property/casualty reinsurance industry continues to be hammered by heavy competition and soft pricing, Swiss Re can celebrate its 2014 third quarter results. The Zurich company reported a ...
Third Point Re CEO Berger Gains Contract Extension
The board of directors at Bermuda's Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has renewed the contract of CEO John Berger for another three-year term. Berger will also continue as Third Point's Chief Underwriting ...
James River IPO Could Raise Up to $288 Million
James River Group Holdings Ltd, a Bermuda-based insurance holding company, filed for an initial public offering of common shares that would raise up to $288 million. Hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co ...
Home Depot Also Admits Hacker Theft of 53 Million E-Mail Addresses
Home Depot Inc., which suffered a data breach between April and September, said 53 million e-mail addresses were taken by hackers during the attack, in addition to the 56 million payment cards that ...
Virgin Galactic Crash Could Help Trigger Aviation Rate Hikes: A.M. Best
Aviation insurance could get more expensive in the coming months, thanks in part, to the recent crash of the Virgin Galactic test flight and the NASA Antares rocket explosion A.M. Best concluded in a ...
Wells Fargo Acknowledges U.S. Mortgage Insurance Settlement Talks
Wells Fargo & Co said on Wednesday it is in discussions with the U.S. government to resolve a lawsuit accusing the nation's largest mortgage lender of cheating taxpayers by submitting ineligible ...
In Brazil, Mapfre to Market Insurance on Gift Cards at Retail Stores
Mapfre SA plans to use gift cards sold at retail stores, gas stations, newsstands and vending machines as a way to entice Brazilians to buy insurance. Spain's largest insurer, which sells auto, ...
RSA CEO: Premiums Down; Strategy to ‘Reset’ Insurer Ahead of Schedule
RSA Insurance Group Plc declined in London trading after reporting lower premiums in the first nine months of this year as prices fell and it withdrew from less profitable businesses. RSA, which was ...