Assets & Investments
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys More Apple, Boosts Stakes in Teva, Goldman Sachs
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc boosted its investments in Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd during the second quarter and confirmed it has expanded its ...
Allianz Beats Profit Estimates, Thanks to PIMCO Momentum
Even after outflows hit Pimco in the last quarter, Allianz SE's giant bond fund unit is on a roll. In an industry plagued by ever-shrinking margins, Pacific Investment Management Co. and its smaller ...
AIG Confronts Q2 Underwriting Loss and an Investment Income Slump
American International Group Inc.'s second-quarter earnings took a hit on a slump in income from the insurer's investment portfolio. The stock fell as much as 6.1 percent. Profit in the period fell ...
For CNA, International Insurance Was a Blemish on an Otherwise Solid Q2
For CNA Financial Corp., the 2018 second quarter produced mostly gains: Higher net premiums written in most of its divisions, increased investment returns and still-healthy combined ratios in all but ...
Extraordinary Re’s Extraordinary Idea
Imagine there's a way for institutional investors to trade insurance risks much like they trade stocks. Well, imagine no more. A new and unique reinsurer, Extraordinary Re, has hit upon the novel ...
Insurer Hedge Fund Investments Drop a Second Year; AIG a Big Driver of Trend
Insurers continue to reduce their investment in hedge funds in a big way, according to a new A.M. Best report. American International was one of the biggest drivers of the downward trend, with its ...
Travelers’ Q2 Dinged by Higher Cat Losses; Net Written Premiums Soar
The Travelers Companies, Inc. saw its net income dip and its combined ratio rise during the 2018 second quarter, due largely to a spike in catastrophe losses. Net income for the quarter came in at ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Reportedly Prepping to Sell $10B in Overseas Properties
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd is looking to offload overseas properties worth about $10 billion to shore up its balance sheet as part of a government-backed rescue, three people with ...