Risk & Capital Management
South Africa’s MMI Acquiring Alexander Forbes Insurance Business
MMI Holdings Ltd., South Africa's third-largest insurer, agreed to pay 1.6 billion rand ($158 million) for Alexander Forbes Ltd.'s insurance business. MMI will fund the cash acquisition of Guardrisk ...
Wrongful Incarceration Suits Surge Giving Rise To Insurance Coverage Trigger Issues
On Dec. 17, 1990, 17-year-old Jeffrey Deskovic was convicted by a Westchester County, N.Y., jury of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old high school classmate. Deskovic was sentenced to 15 years to ...
Insurer Seeks to Rescind Robotic Surgery Company Policy
Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of robotic-surgery devices targeted by patient lawsuits, was sued by an insurer alleging the company hid the number of legal claims it might face when buying ...
AIG Earnings Show Progress and Room for Improvement: Analysts
American International Group Inc. reported earnings nearly in line with expectations on Thursday, but the stock fell after hours as analysts still saw room for improvement in the insurer, which ...
MetLife May Challenge If Designated Systemically Important
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, said it will weigh challenging any designation as a systemically important financial institution after smaller rival Prudential Financial Inc. abandoned ...
Liberty Mutual Q3 Profit Up 3.4% to $481M; Core Underwriting Results Improved
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. reported net income of $481 million for its 2013 third quarter, a 3.4 percent jump from $465 million profit reported one year ago, reflecting improved core ...
Florida Eyes Effect of Lower Reinsurance Costs on Homeowners Rates
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to know why home insurers are not passing along to insureds apparent savings they are realizing on reinsurance. The state's insurance regulator says ...
Zurich Insurance ‘Confident’ About Reaching Improved Profitability Target
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, said it is still "confident" its non-life unit can improve a profitability target with cost cutting after it announced in August it may miss ...