International
AIG Overhauls Porfolio Team: Cornell to Run Bonds, Schreiber to Manage Alternatives
American International Group Inc. named Brian Schreiber and Geoffrey Cornell deputy chief investment officers as the insurer revamps oversight of its $358.3 billion portfolio. Schreiber, 48, will ...
U.S. Says German Export Dependence Hurts Global Economy
The United States reprimanded Germany on Wednesday, saying its exporting prowess was hampering economic stability in Europe and hurting the global economy. The Obama administration has long called ...
MetLife May Challenge If Designated Systemically Important
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, said it will weigh challenging any designation as a systemically important financial institution after smaller rival Prudential Financial Inc. abandoned ...
Liberty Mutual Q3 Profit Up 3.4% to $481M; Core Underwriting Results Improved
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. reported net income of $481 million for its 2013 third quarter, a 3.4 percent jump from $465 million profit reported one year ago, reflecting improved core ...
Zurich Insurance ‘Confident’ About Reaching Improved Profitability Target
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, said it is still "confident" its non-life unit can improve a profitability target with cost cutting after it announced in August it may miss ...
Swiss Re Sees Emerging Market Infrastructure Construction Boosting Premiums
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, estimates $43 trillion in infrastructure investments related to urbanization in emerging markets through 2030 may translate into $68 billion in ...
PwC Gobbles up Booz & Co as Big 4 Rebuild in Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Wednesday it agreed to buy Booz & Co., ratcheting up an aggressive move by large audit firms back into the lucrative consulting business more than 10 years after ...
Obama to Announce Effort to Lure Foreign Businesses To U.S.
President Barack Obama is to tout investment opportunities on Thursday when he announces Washington is expanding its efforts to entice foreign firms to bring jobs to the United States, administration ...