International
Zurich Insurance Investing $1 Billion in Green Energy Bonds
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, said it will spend as much as $1 billion on green bonds, making it the largest investor in such clean-power securities. The insurer has ...
Typhoon Fuels Call for Rich Nations to Compensate Poor for Global Warming Losses
The typhoon that killed thousands of people in the Philippines has energized debate about whether rich nations should compensate poor ones for climate-related losses, a proposal the U.S. and European ...
Allianz Expects Boost from Asia, Brazil, East Europe Markets and Cyber Liability, Energy Products
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said markets such as Asia, Brazil and eastern Europe as well as products that protect against cyber risks will increase revenue at its industrial insurance unit. ...
Group Bidding for AIG’s Aircraft Leasing Firm Adding Backers: Report
Taiwanese tycoon Richard Tsai and Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua are in talks to help fund a $4.2 billion bid for American International Group Inc.'s aircraft- leasing unit, three people with ...
Citadel Reports Holding in Loeb’s Third Point Re After IPO
Ken Griffin's Citadel LLC and Cambiar Investors LLC are among asset managers that reported holdings in billionaire Daniel Loeb's Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. after the company's initial public ...
Insured Losses from Haiyan Could be $300M-$700M: AIR Worldwide
AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses from Super Typhoon Haiyan will range between $300 million and $ 700 million, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said Sunday. AIR also said that total ...
European Insurers Relieved By Less Burdensome Solvency II
European insurers breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday that a deal on new capital requirements was less burdensome than initially feared, ending an uncertainty which has been hanging over the sector ...
Allianz Looks to Boost U.S. Presence, Improve Fireman’s Fund: Bhojwani
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country. "It is a monster market," Gary Bhojwani, the ...