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Sony Will Take Full Control of Listed Financial Arm for $3.7B
Sony Corp said on Tuesday it will turn its listed financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc, into a wholly owned unit through a tender offer worth about 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion). The deal ...
Carrier Groups Ready Proposal for Federal Pandemic Loss Fund–Not PRIA
Property/casualty insurance industry carrier groups are working to develop a proposed federal program to replace revenues lost by businesses shut down during pandemics like COVID-19, but it won't be ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
Executives On The Move at QBE and Great American
QBE North America hired a former Chubb executive as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Great American Insurance Group named a new divisional vice president within its Ocean Marine ...
COVID-19 Will Make Reinsurers Lose More Money in 2020: S&P
Reinsurers globally will lose money in 2020, a reality Standard & Poor's said COVID-19-related losses stand to make worse. What's more, the level of red ink could worsen substantially depending ...
A.M. Best Says Stress Tests Show Most Insurers Can Handle Balance Sheet Pandemic Hit
Analysts at the AM Best ratings firm say their initial stress tests of insurance companies globally to gauge the preliminary impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on their financial strength found good ...
State, Local Lockdown Measures Reduced U.S. COVID-19 Cases by 34 Million: Study
Without the lockdown measures taken by state and local governments, the number of U.S. coronavirus cases would have been 35 times higher, says a new study published in Health Affairs. The study ...
For Third Point Re, COVID-19 Hurts, but Underwriting Profit Reached for First Time
Third Point Re reported a net loss of $183.6 million for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19-related investment volatility – but the company still had big reasons to celebrate. For the first ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway Exits Remaining Travelers Stake, Slashes Goldman Sachs Investment
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it has sold much of its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, despite the billionaire's assurance that the banking sector was not a "primary worry" ...