U.S.
Liberty Mutual Will Sell Life Biz to Lincoln Financial for $3.3B; P/C Operations Reorganized
Liberty Mutual is getting out of the life insurance business, and the insurer will reorganize in order to better focus on its remaining P/C businesses. The Boston-based global insurer said it will ...
UPDATED: AIG Will Acquire Validus for $5.6B, Fulfilling CEO Duperreault’s Early M&A Pledge
Brian Duperreault was clear after becoming American International Group's new leader in May 2017 that he'd be looking for acquisitions. He's now made good on this promise, with news that the insurer ...
Armed With a $25M Infusion, Hippo Envisions National Homeowners Insurance Expansion
Hippo has nailed down $25 million in new Series B funding, a cash infusion the provider of super-quick homeowners insurance will use to fuel a hiring and geographical expansion. Comcast Ventures and ...
Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic
Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making, distributing and ...
JLT Specialty USA Chooses Chicago as U.S. Headquarters
JLT Specialty USA has chosen Chicago as its U.S. headquarters. The U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced the news on Jan. 18, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. JLT's US ...
$1B GM Ignition Switch Settlement Tossed by Judge
A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday said a settlement agreement that would require General Motors Co to pay $1 billion in stock to car owners suing the company over faulty ignition switches was ...
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Jain Holds $109M in Company Shares
One of Warren Buffett's top deputies has amassed a stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. valued at more than $100 million. Ajit Jain, the insurance executive who was named a vice chairman of Buffett's ...
Trump Tax Cut: Potentially Big Bottom Line Benefit to U.S.-Domiciled Companies
Federal tax reform was a big topic of discussion at the Insurance Information Institute's 2018 P/C Joint Industry Forum, with panelist Jay Gelb of Barclays Capital stating the recently passed tax law ...