Specialty
Covea Investment Helps Normalize Exor Relationship After It Abandoned PartnerRe Acquisition
Italy's Exor said on Monday that French insurer Covea had agreed to invest a total of 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion), partly in entities managed by PartnerRE, after walking away from a deal to buy ...
Acuity CEO, Others Explain How Pandemic May Forever Alter ‘Work-Life Balance’
When it comes to helping employees balance work hours with relaxation, Acuity Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ben Salzmann has a unique tool at his disposal: a 65-foot Ferris wheel. Before the ...
Aviation Sector Appears to Have Biggest Pandemic Default Risk
The aviation sector carries the biggest risk of corporate default as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of insurers published by broker Gallagher on Tuesday. Only 29% of ...
The Hartford Produces Q2 Profit; Announces Job Cut, IT Investment Plans
The Hartford survived second quarter COVID-19 related challenges by producing an overall profit, though the property/casualty insurer announced plans to reduce expenses through job cuts and other ...
CoreLogic Bidders Seek Shareholder Backing to Replace 9 Directors
The investors seeking to take over CoreLogic Inc. plan to solicit support from fellow shareholders to replace nine directors, after the company rejected their $7 billion proposal to take it private. ...
Generali Continues Search for M&A Bargains as Profits Drop
Insurer Generali expects lower profits this year after COVID-19 hit first-half results, but will still keep an eye open for M&A opportunities that might arise from the crisis, it said on ...
Executives On The Move at Canopius and Guy Carpenter
Specialty insurer Canopius named a new head of its Credit & Political Risk team. Guy Carpenter & Company appointed a new managing director of its Global Risk Solutions division. *** Canopius, ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Laments U.S. Govt. Covid-19 Setbacks, Promotes Diversity Initiatives
Chubb's employees have begun to return to their offices in many countries around the world as governments have brought the coronavirus pandemic under control. That's been a problem in the United ...