Global Economy
Travelers’ Q2 Profit Up Due to Continued Rate Hikes
Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said second-quarter profit climbed 85 percent as price increases helped improve margins. Net income increased ...
Some Question Labeling 9 Global Insurers Systemically Important
Europe's insurers criticised the approach taken by international regulators which named firms considered systemically important as they try to reduce financial risks from the sector. Two global ...
Master Limited Partnerships: Energized Investment Income For Insurance Companies
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are an attractive way for property/casualty insurance companies to participate in the strong fundamental trends occurring in the U.S. energy sector. A majority of ...
9 Global Insurers to Face Higher Capital Standards, Tougher Supervision
Top insurers will have to hold more capital from 2019 to cover risks they pose to the financial system should they go bust, global regulators said on Thursday. Regulators also released an initial ...
Allstate Selling Lincoln Benefit Life to London Group for $600M
Clive Cowdery, who earned a fortune cutting deals that consolidated the U.K. life insurance industry, is making a foray into the U.S. by buying a business from Allstate Corp. for $600 million (394 ...
Apple Controversy Lays Bare Complex Irish Tax Web: Reuters Report
Occupying a single floor of a three-story building in a suburban Dublin office park, Western Union's offices are notably modest for the international headquarters of the world's largest money ...
Airline Insurance Premiums Continue to Fall: Willis
Insurance premiums for airlines continued to go down during the first half of this year in what remains a buyers' market, according to a report by Willis Group Holdings. The loss of an Asiana B777 ...
SEC Officials Frustrated with Slow Pace of Dodd-Frank Rules
Top U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials are frustrated over lack of progress in finalizing rules for credit rating agencies and asset-backed securities (ABS), seen by regulators as ...