Global Economy
Top 10 States and Cities for Job Growth
North Dakota, California, Texas and Florida did well in job growth in 2013 while Arkansas and Pennsylvania lagged and West Virginia was the only state to lose jobs. Overall, 12 states showed job ...
China Could Attract More Global Firms with Relaxed Insurance M&A Rules
China's decision to partially relax mergers and acquisition rules in the insurance industry could see global insurance firms expand their footprint in the $288 billion market. Beijing would allow ...
Australia’s Wesfarmers to Sell Insurance Brokerage to Arthur J. Gallagher
Perth, Australia-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has agreed to sell the insurance brokerage and premium funding operations of its Insurance division to subsidiaries of U.S.-based broker Arthur J. ...
AIG Challenges New York Regulator’s Authority Over Sales to Multinationals
American International Group Inc. sued to block New York's top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be ...JPMorgan Releases Funds to Russian Insurer After Russia Protest, U.S. Approval
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is unfreezing a money transfer from a Russian embassy in Central Asia to an insurer linked to U.S.-sanctioned bank after getting a go-ahead from regulators. "Following ...
Alibaba’s Blueprint for E-Commerce Empire Includes Insurance, Mutual Funds
Alibaba, the world's biggest e-commerce company, changed how China shops. Now the man driving its blockbuster U.S. stock sale wants to transform the rest of the country's services industry, adding ...
Asia-Pacific Offering Varied Growth Opportunities for Insurers
With insurance markets already mature in Europe and North America, carriers are eager to find new markets in which to expand. Many are looking to Latin America and Africa. But it is the Asia-Pacific ...