Reinsurance
Zurich Insurance’s Reunderwriting Starts to Bear Fruit
Zurich Insurance Group's reunderwriting program is starting to bear fruit—as evidenced by the company's improved third-quarter results—but CFO George Quinn readily admits there is still work to ...
It Could Happen. But How Much Would Calif. Quake Impacting Both NorCal, SoCal Cost?
A large earthquake along the San Andreas fault impacting both Northern and Southern California at the same time could wreak much more havoc than previously thought. In fact, such an event was ...
Verisk Acquires UK Geographic Data Group
Verisk Analytics, Inc., a data analytics provider, announced the acquisition of The GeoInformation Group, a participant in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. ...
Argo Group’s Planned Ariel Re Buy Leaves S&P Long-Term Ratings Unchanged
Argo Group's planned $235 million acquisition of Ariel Re is drawing the market equivalent of a shrug from Standard & Poor's. S&P said that its long-term ratings for Argo and its related ...
Argo Group Buying Ariel Re for $235M
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., announcing its first major acquisition in eight years, said it will buy Ariel Re for roughly $235 million cash in a deal that could make it a top 10 market at ...
The Third-Party Capital Juggernaut Continues Unabated: Standard & Poor’s
Perhaps the good news for U.S. property catastrophe reinsurers is this: the influx of third-party capital to their sector has slowed. The reality remains, however, that its growth continues to ...
Hannover Re Soars Toward a Possible $1B Profit for 2016
German reinsurer Hannover Re could make a net profit of 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) this year while the dividend payout is likely to be in line with last year, the firm's chief financial officer ...
SCOR Anticipates Full India Launch
SCOR is on the verge of launching full operations in India. Regulators there granted SCOR permission to open a composite branch office in India to conduct P/C and life reinsurance business. SCOR will ...