International
The Hanover Promotes/Adds New Execs to Run International Chaucer Arm
The Hanover Insurance Group promoted or brought in three new executives to help run Chaucer Syndicates Ltd., its international member company that underwrites various business at Lloyd's of London. ...
PartnerRe Shareholder Vote on $6.9B EXOR Acquisition Scheduled for Nov. 19
PartnerRe's shareholders are scheduled to vote on EXOR's planned $6.9 billion acquisition of the Bermuda-based reinsurer on Nov. 19. PartnerRe disclosed the planned shareholder meeting in a proxy ...
As the insurance market continues to stabilize, the next phase of the market will reward independent agencies that can respond...
CEO of Willis Great Britain Calls for More Industry Diversity
Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the insurance/reinsurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic ...
Warren Buffett Reduces Holdings of Munich Re Shares
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and National Indemnity Company stated their shareholdings in Munich Re have fallen below the threshold of 10 percent of voting rights — and now are at 9.7 percent. In an ...
S&P: Specialty Insurers Soar, Serve as Potential M&A Targets
Standard & Poor's sees a number of specialty insurers as potential takeover targets by both rival carriers and investors seeking to expand in the segment, thanks to stellar operating performance ...
Bayer Prevails in FTC Dietary Supplement Contempt Case
Bayer AG prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that accused the drugmaker's U.S. unit of making unsubstantiated claims about a dietary supplement marketed to promote ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton Insurance Group, Swiss Re, Aon Benfield and More
We have promotions and new hires to tell you about at Hamilton Insurance Group, Swiss Re, Aon Benfield and The Geneva Association: ** Hamilton Insurance Group has a new chief financial officer for ...
Typhoon Dujuan Lashes Taiwan, Disrupting Land and Air Traffic
Typhoon Dujuan lashed Taiwan with rain and wind Monday, disrupting land and air traffic and forcing offices, schools and financial markets to shut on Tuesday. The stock markets will be closed for all ...