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Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers Complete Ariel Re Deal
Private equity investors Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co. have completed their acquisition of Ariel Re from Argo Group. Ariel Re underwrites a global portfolio of reinsurance products in ...
Insurance and Other Securities Under Pressure Remain Private Equity Targets: Apollo Exec
Private equity billionaire Joshua Harris thinks there are still plenty of undervalued companies to improve and profit from, especially away from the public markets. "Certainly, this is not a ...
Report: China Encourages Its Insurers to Help Address Share-Backed Loan Risks
China is encouraging insurers to invest in listed companies and help cut liquidity risks connected with the pledging of firms' shares to secure loans, the China Securities Journal reported on ...
AmTrust CEO Zyskind, Stone Point Capital Propose Taking Insurer Private
A bid is afoot to take AmTrust Financial Services private. Stone Point Capital Partners, along with AmTrust Chairman and CEO Barry Zyskind and Director George Karfunkel (and his wife, Leah ...
Travelers’ Q4 Profit Jumps Nearly 9 Percent; High Private Equity Returns Helped
Travelers Cos., the only property-casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said fourth-quarter profit jumped 8.9 percent as investment income improved and the company recorded a gain ...
More Insurers Boost Their Cash Holdings as Credit Worries Build: BlackRock
Insurers expect to slow purchases of high-grade corporate debt and hold more cash over the next two years, potentially squeezing already low returns, BlackRock Inc. said. "Cash balances are ticking ...
PwC: Alternative Investment Growth Set to Soar Over Next Five Years
The alternative investment industry, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets, is expected to grow fivefold to at least $13.6 trillion in the next half decade, professional services ...
Allstate Reduces Private Equity and Real Estate Stakes
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, sold about $300 million of private equity and real estate investments in the second quarter as values surged. "We thought the ...