Industry News
EXOR Avoids Hedge Fund Approach in $6.4B PartnerRe Bid
The Agnelli family's EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. EXOR ...
TigerRisk Brings on Willis Vet Ursano as New President
TigerRisk Partners is bringing on a veteran Willis cat bond executive as its new president. The Connecticut-based reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm said it has appointed Tony ...
A market conduct examination is a formal review by a state insurance department of how an insurer operates in the...
Ex-AIG Head Loses Bid to Dismiss Fraud Lawsuit
A New York state appeals court rejected former American International Group Inc Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an accounting fraud at the ...
AIG is Getting a New Non-Executive Chairman
American International Group is getting a new non-executive chairman of the board. Douglas Steenland will succeed Robert S. "Steve" Miller as non-executive chairman of AIG's board of directors as of ...
Ironshore Boosts Global Property Energy Capacity As Sector Competition Soars
Ironshore's global property energy division boosted its capacity limits from $25 million to up to $35 million, even as the sector faces increasing competition in the face of plunging oil prices. ...
Guy Carpenter Launches Next-Gen Canada Flood Model
Guy Carpenter launched its G-CAT Canada Flood Model, which it describes as the first ever probabilistic model for Canada that enables insurers to assess their exposure to flood, Canada's most ...
SCOR, Chubb, Help Drive Q1 Cat Bonds Issued to Record Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond limit secured in the 2015 first quarter came in at $1.7 billion, the most of any Q1 yet recorded, Aon Benfield said in its latest status report on insurance-linked securities. Aon ...
Ex-Goldman Dealmaker Becomes Willis Co-CEO of Banking
Willis Group Holdings Plc named Rafal Walkiewicz and Michael Guo co-chief executive officers of the investment-banking operation as the insurance broker seeks business arranging deals and betting on ...