International
From a Romantic Swiss Hotel to Mega-M&A Deal: The AXA/XL Story
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE M&A ARTICLE FROM 2018 This narrative of the events that led up to the deal is the result of on- and off-record interviews and briefings with more than half a dozen ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and Willis Towers Watson
Chubb named a new senior underwriter for its Global Markets unit. Willis Towers Watson appointed one of its rising executives to a new role within its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. *** Chubb ...
Sompo International Rolls Out European Specialty Insurance Underwriting Division
Sompo International is launching a new European specialty insurance underwriting operation. The Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance said the division initially will focus ...
VW Catches a Break: U.S. Judge Dismisses Bondholder Suit Over Excess Emissions
A U.S. judge late Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by institutional investors who purchased bonds from Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit and claimed the automaker had made false and misleading statements ...
XL Group CEO McGavick Comments on AXA Acquisition Agreement
XL Group CEO Mike McGavick has issued the following statement to clients and brokers in response to today's announcement that XL has entered into an agreement to be acquired by French insurer AXA. ...
France’s AXA to Acquire P/C Insurer XL Group for $15.3B
AXA SA agreed to buy XL Group Ltd. for $15.3 billion in cash, seeking to capture a bigger slice of the U.S. property and casualty market as premiums rise after last year's natural disasters. The ...
Generali Reportedly Evaluating Bids for German Life Biz
Athene Holding Ltd. and Viridium Group GmbH submitted binding bids for Assicurazioni Generali SpA's 40 billion-euro ($49 billion) German life insurance portfolio, according to people with knowledge ...
AIG Will Sell Travel Insurance to Expedia’s Customers
Insurer American International Group Inc on Friday said that it has struck a deal with online travel services provider Brand Expedia Group to sell travel insurance to the company's global customers. ...