Reinsurance
PartnerRe Bans Earnings Call Questions on EXOR’s $6.4B Bid
PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to combine with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., said it would refuse to answer questions on its first-quarter earnings call about the unsolicited $6.4 billion ...
XL Group CEO McGavick: His ‘High Stakes’ Deals Beat the ‘Roadkill’ that Followed
XL Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said that while he shuns casinos unless he's with his mother-in-law, he's felt lately like he was sitting at a "high stakes table" as he made ...
Zurich Insurance Backs Global Approach to Boost Cyber Security
Oversight that transcends national boundaries is necessary to strengthen cyber security beyond current, outdated policies maintained by individual governments, a new Zurich Insurance ...
Towers Watson: Global Insurers Increasingly Rely on Enterprise Risk Management
Close to 75 percent of global insurers insist they use enterprise risk management regularly to evaluate their business strategies, according to a new Towers Watson survey. At the same time, carriers ...
Insurers Liable For Little of $2B Nepal Quake Cost
Damage in India could cost an additional $800 million, according to figures from the disaster-modeling firm that include property damage and long-term business-interruption costs. Less than 1 percent ...
RMS, AIR Worldwide Tally Catastrophic Damages From Nepal Earthquake
RMS and AIR Worldwide have issued early damage assessments from the catastrophic Nepal earthquake on April 25, pointing to huge fatalities and historic levels of damage to property and the economy. ...
Nepal Quake Kills Thousands; Hopes For Finding Survivors Fade
Hopes for finding survivors trapped under rubble began to fade 48 hours after Nepal's worst earthquake in decades even as rescuers ferried scores of climbers trapped on Mount Everest to safety. ...
Proposed IRS Rules Could Threaten Paulson, Highbridge Bermuda Ventures
Investment vehicles set up by Paulson & Co. and Highbridge Capital Management in tax-friendly Bermuda may be under threat from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS, in proposed rules ...