International
If It Gambles Like a Bank, Regulate It Like a Bank: Bloomberg View
Five years after a crisis that almost took down the world economy, regulators are still groping for a way to address one of the global financial system's most obvious weaknesses: the trillions of ...
South Africa’s MMI Acquiring Alexander Forbes Insurance Business
MMI Holdings Ltd., South Africa's third-largest insurer, agreed to pay 1.6 billion rand ($158 million) for Alexander Forbes Ltd.'s insurance business. MMI will fund the cash acquisition of Guardrisk ...
U.S. Says Japan Signing Liability Pact Would Aid Nuclear Cleanup
Japan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines liability for accidents at nuclear plants, U.S. Energy Secretary ...
Zurich Insurance Probe Finds CFO Wasn’t Under Undue Pressure Before Suicide
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, said a probe into the suicide of Pierre Wauthier showed that no "undue pressure" was exerted on the chief financial officer before his ...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 ...