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Wells Fargo Renews Quest for Insurance Brokerage Acquisitions
Wells Fargo & Co is restarting efforts to expand its insurance brokerage business through acquisitions after previously announced M&A aspirations did not pan out. Laura Schupbach, evp and ...
AIG Will Buy Back Another $3B in Stock, as Icahn Pressure Continues
American International Group Inc., the insurer pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, announced a plan to repurchase another $3 billion of shares. The move lifts to $4.3 billion ...
Lloyd’s of London Readies Proprietary Insurance Based Index
Lloyd's of London will launch its own insurance based index in summer 2016. The famed specialist and reinsurance market touts the product as the first of its kind for diversified risk. It is designed ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re, Hiscox, Marsh and Preferred
Swiss Re brings on a new executive for its Canada property operations; Hisox picks a new leader for its alternative distribution operations; Marsh appoints a new CEO for a key U.K. acquisition. ...
China Leader Urges United Front Against Hacking, Network Surveillance
China's President Xi Jinping laid out his vision for the Internet on Wednesday, calling for respect of different governance models and standardized online security, placing China at the front of ...
Typhoon Melor Kills Four, Leaves Millions in Philippines Without Electricity
Schools were shut in the greater Manila area and nearby cities as Typhoon Melor triggered a storm that paralyzed traffic with floods across the Philippine capital, the government said. The typhoon, ...
AXIS Opening New Office in Dubai
AXIS Capital Holdings is looking to Dubai to help spur its next expansion phase. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer said its wholly owned subsidiary AXIS Re SE won a license from the ...
Clear Blue, New U.S. Commercial Insurance Fronting Outfit, Rolls Out Nationally
A newly-formed commercial insurance fronting provider, Clear Blue Financial Holdings LLC, said it has officially launched with two fully-licensed fronting carriers and will begin servicing clients ...