Assets & Investments
Venture Capital Insurance Investment Objectives Vary in 2018
What types of investment opportunities are venture capitalists seeking in the property/casualty insurance space for 2018? Carrier Management spoke to investors from Oak HC/FT, Accel and Munich Re's ...
Where Is the InsurTech Capital of the World?
There was a time not so long ago when Hartford, Conn., was widely known as the "Insurance Capital of the World." These days, Hartford has work to do to reclaim that title. But with insurance ...
SoftBank CEO Son Follows Warren Buffett’s Example in Proposed Swiss Re Investment
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group Corp.'s billionaire founder and CEO, is taking a step toward becoming a digital-age Warren Buffett. SoftBank has entered talks to buy as much as a third of reinsurer ...
Swiss Re in Talks Over a Possible Huge Investment From Japan’s SoftBank
SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to buy as much as a third of reinsurance giant Swiss Re AG, according to people familiar with the discussions. Swiss Re confirmed the talks and said they are at a ...
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 ...
Alternative Capital Showed Resilience in Face of 2017 Catastrophes: Aon Benfield
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance ...
While P/C Insurers Stand to Gain From Trump Tax Cuts, Reaction Not All Rosy
Many insurers and insurance agencies will gain big from the massive tax reform package passed by Congress just before Christmas. Many industry groups celebrated the bill's passage and its ...