Markets
Bosch Will Reportedly Pay $300M to Settle U.S. VW Diesel Claims
German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is expected to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. owners related to the Volkswagen pollution scandal for more than $300 million, a source briefed on the matter said ...2017 Predictions Part I: Brexit Opportunities and More M&A to Come
M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global insurance/reinsurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Will Snatch Up Allied World in $4.9B Deal
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy insurer Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion in cash and stock in Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa's largest purchase. Fairfax will pay $54 per ...
Progressive Tops A.M. Best’s Premium Ranking of U.S. Commercial Auto Insurers
Progressive Insurance Group is the top U.S. commercial automobile insurer by 2015 premium volume, an accomplishment that comes as the broader sector's overall performance continues to deteriorate, ...
XL Catlin Invests $4M in a Swiss InsurTech Microinsurance Startup
XL Catlin's investment arm committed $4 million in first-round financing to Stonestep, a property/casualty InsurTech startup looking to streamline how microinsurance is sold in emerging markets. The ...
Executives On The Move at Aspen, Guy Carpenter and More
Aspen Insurance Holdings promoted an executive to the newly-created role of Group Chief Operating Officer. Guy Carpenter & Co. appointed a veteran executive to the newly-created role of ...
20 States Sue Mylan, Teva, Others Alleging Generic Drug Price Fixing
Two years after high generic drug prices became a public controversy, legal cases are starting to land. Twenty states filed a lawsuit Thursday against Mylan NV , Teva Pharmaceuticals and four other ...
Allianz Reportedly May Bid for Generali’s French Business
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, is in discussions with Assicurazioni Generali SpA as it weighs a bid for the company's French operations, according to people familiar with the matter. Allianz ...