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Munger Sees Danger, Opportunity in Berkshire Hathaway’s $10.2B AIG Deal
Charles Munger, the vice chairman of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the decision to take on insurance liabilities from American International Group Inc. offers plenty of risk, and ...
Weaker Results at GEICO, Gen Re Dampen Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit
Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Friday, and said a loss from insurance underwriting ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Beazley, RLI and Erie Insurance
XL Catlin hired three executives to beef up expanded M&A insurance operations for global transactional risks. An executive joins Beazley to fill the newly created role of financial lines regional ...
State Farm to Displace 4,200 Workers and Exit 11 Locations
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. home and auto insurer, plans to shut 11 U.S. facilities, displacing about 4,200 workers, after a $7 billion annual underwriting loss last ...
J&J Will Appeal $110M Talc Powder Cancer-Link Verdict
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a St. Louis jury to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company's talcum products. Imerys Talc America, which ...
Aon Buys Online Talent Assessment Company
Aon plc announced it has acquired Hamburg, Germany-based "cut-e", a specialist in online talent assessments. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Michael Burke, CEO Talent, Rewards ...
Ironshore CEO Kelley: Goal Under Liberty Mutual Is to Become ‘Premier’ Specialty P/C Insurer
Longtime Ironshore Inc. CEO Kevin Kelley said his company has a genuine shot at becoming a "premier" specialty property/casualty insurance company, both domestically and abroad, now that Liberty ...
Double Whammy of Bad Weather, Lower Premiums Hammer U.S. Insurance Profits
The U.S. insurance industry is suffering from lower property-casualty premiums, bad weather claims and interest rates that are still too low to move the needle, according to earnings reports by some ...