International
AXA Sells Persian Gulf Biz to Kuwait-Based Group
AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the ...
Aviva CEO Confirms Talks to Sell Units in France, Poland and Italy
Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc confirmed the company was in talks to sell units in France, Poland and Italy as part of her overhaul of the insurance giant. The company is still in the ...
SCOR CEO Prediction: Double-Digit Reinsurance Rate Hikes on Jan. 1
Reinsurance rates are likely to rise in the double-digit percentage point range at key contract renewals in January, Denis Kessler, chairman and chief executive of the French reinsurer SCOR, said on ...
Fintechs Will Increasingly Squeeze Insurer Market Share: EU Official
Established insurers will face a squeeze on profits and market share as new financial technology companies muscle in on the industry, a senior European Union official said on Wednesday. More fintech ...
Hippo Attracts $350M Investment From Mitsui Sumitomo; Reinsurance Treaty Also Planned
Hippo Enterprises, an MGA InsurTech focused on homeowners insurance, secured a $350 million capital investment designed to help fuel further growth. A related reinsurance agreement is also part of ...
Howden Buys Safeonline, a Cyber and Tech Specialist Broker
Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Safeonline, a London-based cyber and tech specialist broker and Lloyd's coverholder. Financial details of ...
Google Will Deal With Second Antitrust Lawsuit, Courtesy of 7 States
A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according to two people briefed on the matter, potentially beating a more widely ...
Cautious Optimism About a Final Brexit/EU Arrangement
British finance minister Rishi Sunak has said there is genuine progress in Brexit talks with the European Union, but that it would be better to walk away from a bad trade deal than tie Britain's ...