Global Economy
Aon, Willis Tower Watson to Combine in Massive Merger Deal
Global insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with an implied combined equity value of approximately $80 billion. Under ...
Coronavirus Spread Raises Govt. and Bank Demand for Debt Insurance
The cost of insuring exposure to sovereign as well as corporate debt rose almost across the board on Friday as the spread of coronavirus raised the prospect of debt distress and government bailouts. ...
Coronavirus Business Lawsuits Are Coming
The coronavirus has upended markets, disrupted supply chains and forced quarantines. It's all fertile ground for lawsuits. Hospitals, restaurants, day care centers, nursing homes and hotels may face ...
Tokio Marine HCC to Acquire MGA GCube, Eyeing More Renewable Energy Risks
Tokio Marine HCC has agreed to snatch up GCube, a managing general agent with a focus on renewable energy risks. The deal is expected to close in the 2020 second quarter, pending the usual regulatory ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Loyd’s and Hamilton Insurance
Chubb picked a rising executive to be Construction Industry practice leader for its large account segment. Lloyd's of London promoted one of its veteran attorneys to be its next U.S. general counsel. ...
Insurance Conferences Go on Despite Coronavirus, but No Handshakes (or Buffets) Allowed
As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and months could find themselves having their temperature taken at ...
Coronavirus Concerns May Curb Events at Berkshire Hathaway’s May 2 Annual Meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run Warren Buffett, said it will hold its annual shareholder meeting on May 2 despite the coronavirus outbreak, but may curtail some of the surrounding ...
Swiss Re Will Make UBS CEO Ermotti Its Chairman in 2021
Swiss Re plans to make UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti its chairman from next year, the world's second-biggest reinsurer said on Tuesday, turning to a financial industry veteran with scant ...