Regulation & Compliance
S&P: Berkshire Hathaway Risks Ratings Cut Over $37.2B Acquisition
News this week that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to spend $37.2 billion to acquire Precision Castparts Inc. is troubling Standard & Poor's. The ratings stalwart placed the company and its ...
P/C Insurers Still Struggle to Attract Younger Employees: A.M. Best Survey
The property/casualty insurance industry is meeting its hiring needs, but still struggling to attract younger employees and overcome its stodgy reputation, A.M. Best determined in a new survey. ...
AIG Expands Its Use of ILS Financing Into Mortgage Insurance
American International Group disclosed that it is expanding its already robust use of insurance linked securities into its mortgage insurance business. To do this, AIG's mortgage arm – United ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
New SEC Rule: Companies Must Report CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule Wednesday requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between the chief executive officer and their typical worker, handing a new weapon to ...
A.M. Best Issues Ratings Downgrade For PartnerRe; S&P Goes ‘Negative’
PartnerRe's agreement to be acquired by Italian investment firm EXOR for $6.9 billion rather than merge with AXIS Capital Holdings drew a swift rebuke from A.M. Best, which downgraded its financial ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly Raising Financing For Possible RSA Takeover Offer
Zurich Insurance Group AG is raising financing ahead of a possible takeover offer for RSA Insurance Group that could come as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...
A.M. Best, Blaming Fosun Merger, Places Ironshore Under Review With Negative Implications
Plans for Ironshore Inc. to be fully absorbed by China's Fosun International Ltd. in a $1.84 billion merger have caught the eye of A.M. Best, which is placing the Bermuda-based insurer under review ...