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Two Activist Investors Reportedly Take Stakes in Willis Towers Watson: WSJ
Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar ...
The Plot Thickens in the Battle over Generali’s CEO
Two Italian tycoons who are leading investors in Generali are looking for allies after joining forces in a bid to have a say over the choice of the insurer's next chief executive, a document showed ...
Activist Fund Fails to Boot Kessler As SCOR CEO; Shareholders Reject Ouster Proposal
Reinsurer SCOR's shareholders on Friday blocked an attempt by an activist fund to oust the company's CEO, in a sign that activist investors are increasing pressure on French blue chips. Nearly three ...
SCOR’s CEO Counters Angry Investors With Promises of New Strategy
French reinsurer Scor's Chief Executive Denis Kessler promised on Tuesday to release a strategic plan that would set new targets for the company, in a move to assuage an activist fund that questioned ...
AIG’s Investors Worry Over Succession Plan, Company’s Future
For nearly two months, American International Group Inc has planned to replace its chief executive but a successor has yet to be named, creating a void that has stoked investor concerns about the ...
Activist Investor Carl Icahn Buys More AIG Shares
Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in American International Group Inc by 5.2 percent, putting him in a better position to pressure the insurer to split into three independent ...
AIG Chairman: P/C and Life Insurance Operations Have Place at Company
American International Group Inc., which is shrinking under pressure from activist investors, is committed to retaining operations in both life insurance and property-casualty coverage, Chairman Doug ...
AIG Reportedly Will Eliminate 125 UK Jobs, Following NYC Cuts
American International Group Inc., the insurer under pressure from activist investors, may eliminate about 125 positions in the U.K. as it scales back in certain countries and moves jobs to ...