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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells Fox Shares, Boosts American Airlines Stake
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said it added to its sizable investments in American Airlines Group Inc and Southwest Airlines Co, and shed its stake in Twenty-First Century Fox ...
New Bond Chief for Allianz’s PIMCO Boosts Returns and Investments Alike
After star money manager Bill Gross left in 2014, Pacific Investment Management Co. seemed destined to fade from prominence and become just one of the many firms that dot the U.S. bond-industry ...
The Hartford is Rare Insurer to Protect Investments From Climate Change Risks: Analysis
Insurers manage a large chunk of the world's investment capital, but they're not acting fast enough to protect their investments from the adverse effects of climate change, the Asset Owners ...
Travelers Hurt by Fire Catastrophe Fallout, Investment Income Plunge
Travelers Cos., the lone property-casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said quarterly profit slipped 18 percent to its lowest since 2012 as costs tied to natural disasters rose while ...
AXIS Capital’s Fledgling Harrington Re Raises $600M
Harrington Re., a fledgling Bermuda operation sponsored by AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has raised $600 million in capital designed to beef up underwriting and investment plans put forth by its ...
Berkshire Profit Climbs on Investments; Insurance Underwriting Income Slipped by More Than Half
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s profit rose 8.2 percent in the first quarter as gains at manufacturing units and the investment portfolio overseen by Chairman Warren Buffett offset a slump at insurance ...
Allianz Losing Top Two Investing Execs to Retirement
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said its two most senior executives responsible for the company's asset management and investments businesses will leave. Jay Ralph will step down at the end of ...
For State Farm, 2015 Underwriting Losses Balanced Out by Investment Gains
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. property/casualty insurer, said 2015 profit rose 48 percent on investment gains tied to pharmaceutical holdings. Net income increased to ...