Assets & Investments
MBIA Lures Barclays Exec to Lead Muni-Bond Insurance Arm
MBIA Inc. hired Tom Weyl from Barclays Plc to head efforts to win business at its municipal- bond insurance unit. Weyl will start by year-end as managing director and head of new business development ...
Insurers Bullish on Private Market Assets for Diversification: BlackRock
Insurance companies around the world are making a significant move toward private market assets to diversify against the risks that have traditionally underpinned their businesses, according to a new ...
Allianz CEO Will Step Down In Wake of PIMCO, Fireman’s Fund Challenges
Allianz SE said Chief Executive Officer Michael Diekmann will step down next year and named board member Oliver Baete to succeed him as it grapples with upheaval at Pacific Investment Management Co. ...
U.S. Regulator Issues Caution Over Bond Market ‘Bubble’
The U.S. bond market may be teetering on the brink of a "liquidity cliff" and appears to be an asset "bubble" that could burst once interest rates start to rise again, a top U.S. securities regulator ...
Lloyd’s of London’s Investment Returns Match Headier Days
Lloyd's of London more than doubled investment income in the first half of the year as the world's oldest insurance market benefited from its holdings in U.S. corporate debt. Lloyd's reported ...
Progressive to Pursue Sizable Hiring Plans Through 2014
Progressive Corp., the fourth largest U.S. automobile insurer, wants the world to know that it is hiring nearly 1,000 people by the end of 2014. What's the plan? Progressive said it will do this by ...
XL Group Grabs Minority Stake in Ada Investments
An affiliate of XL Group plc, the global insurance and reinsurance company, recently bought up a minority stake in Ada Investments. Neither side is disclosing specifics. Ada Investments is based in ...
Treasury Concerned About Hedge Funds Using Bermuda Reinsurers to Skip Taxes
The U.S. Treasury Department said it's considering ways to end a "loophole" that allows hedge- fund managers to avoid taxes by routing their investments through an insurance company in low-tax ...