Global Economy
AIG to Move Headquarters to Water Street; Eyes Shifting Jobs to Texas, Malaysia
American International Group Inc., the insurer that reinstated a dividend yesterday, will move its headquarters to a building it owns at 175 Water St. in lower Manhattan as the lease expires at a ...
Renewable Energy Insurance Market Could Triple By 2020: Report
The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss ...
Corporate Risk Consultants Uneasy After China’s Detention of Investigators
The detention by Chinese authorities of a British corporate investigator and his American wife in the wake of a corruption probe into pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has had a chilling effect on ...
Insurer Alleghany Buys Stake in Asset Manager Ares, Commits Up to $1B
Alleghany Corp., the insurer that bought Transatlantic Holdings Inc., acquired a stake in Ares Management LLC and agreed to invest as much as $1 billion in the asset manager to diversify its ...
How Most of the Insurance Industry Escaped the Worst of the Financial Crisis
At a time when efforts are underway to require additional supervision of some large insurers, a new government report concludes that the insurance industry's own practices and the policies of state ...
Hartford Reports Third Straight Loss on Asbestos, Annuity Costs
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer exiting life operations to focus on property/casualty coverage, posted a third straight loss on asbestos liabilities and costs tied to variable ...
Tokio Marine Targets Southeast Asia for Expansion
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan's second-largest non-life insurer, is seeking to expand in Southeast Asia as Japan's shrinking population erodes its domestic market. The insurer plans to expand in ...
Senate Bill Gives Federal Reserve Leeway on Systemically Important Insurers
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is introducing legislation that would give the Federal Reserve more flexibility in regulating systemically important insurance companies such as American ...