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Report: AXIS, PartnerRe May Sweeten Their $6.2B Merger Agreement
Reinsurers AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd and PartnerRe Ltd are considering tweaking their $6.2 billion merger agreement in a bid to fend off a $6.8 billion offer for PartnerRe by EXOR SpA, people ...
Munich Re America Teaming Up With Robotics Firm on Autonomous Vehicle Feasibility Study
Munich Reinsurance America announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with Comet, a developer of ground mobile robotics pilot projects, to conduct a feasibility study focused on autonomous vehicle ...
U.S. Power Grid Attack Could Cause $70B Insurance Losses: Lloyd’s Report
A cyber attack on the U.S. power grid in the Northeast would have far-reaching implications including the loss of lives, economic losses of as much as a trillion dollars, the disruption of water ...
W.R. Berkley Forms Colombia Unit; ACE Names Philippines Executive
W.R. Berkley Corp. announced the formation of Berkley International Seguros Colombia S.A., which it said would sell construction all risk, surety, general liability, directors and officers liability, ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro to Buy Oklahoma Insurer
Berkshire Hathaway's MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The boards of each entity ...
Texas Court Approves $84.4M Settlement in 2002 Farmers Insurance Case
A Travis County, Texas district court has granted preliminary approval of a settlement with Farmers Insurance Group that will return $84.4 million to policyholders stemming from a 2002 homeowners ...
EXOR Plans to Promote from Within For PartnerRe CEO; Revises Deal Terms
John Elkann, who is offering $6.8 billion for a company that doesn't have a permanent chief executive officer, plans to find a leader internally at PartnerRe Ltd. if he wins the bidding for the ...
ACE: Tech, Supply Chain and Regulatory Risks Top Concerns for EMEA Businesses
Risk managers identify technology, supply chain and regulatory as the risks currently causing their organizations the greatest concern, according to new research published by ACE European Group. ...