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PartnerRe to EXOR: Original M&A Deal With AXIS is Moving Ahead
PartnerRe has decided to seek shareholder approval of its original merger agreement with AXIS Capital, following EXOR's de facto rejection of an offer to meet and discuss its own, unsolicited bid. ...
U.S. Bird Flu Catastrophe Harms Egg Producers and Consumers Alike
Be it scrambled, poached or sunny side up, the cost of egg breakfasts may jump by billions of dollars during the U.S.'s worst outbreak of bird flu, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said. U.S. consumers will ...
BP Resolves Oil Spill-Related Claims With Hailiburton, Transocean
BP Plc has settled with oilfield services provider Halliburton Co and contract driller Transocean Ltd cross claims related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore disaster in U.S. ...
Swiss Re’s Emerging Risk Worries: Natural Catastrophes to the ‘Internet of Things’
Emerging risks with the highest potential impact in coming years may not be what you think. A new Swiss Re report identified four that top the list: Large natural catastrophes, de-globalization and ...
EXOR Sets One Condition Before Discussing Its $6.8B Bid With PartnerRe
Italian investment firm EXOR said it is willing to discuss its $6.8 billion bid for PartnerRe with the Bermuda-based reinsurer's board of directors, but there is a catch. EXOR said it will negotiate ...
Zurich to Cut Costs by $1B to Reverse Profit Slide
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, will cut costs by more than planned as it seeks to reverse a drop in earnings. CEO Martin Senn said he will make additional annual savings of ...
Milliman’s Pixel Gives Insurers Custom View of Competition’s Impact
Consulting and actuarial firm Milliman announced the availability a competitive intelligence tool for insurance companies last week called Pixel. According to Milliman, Pixel is a web-based, ...
Wind and Hail Fuel Allstate’s April Catastrophe Costs
Allstate Corp. reported low catastrophe losses in the 2015 first quarter, but preliminary April results showed some subsequent uptick. The nation's largest publicly traded personal lines insurer ...