U.S. corporate tax rate News

U.S. Must Lower Corporate Taxes to Keep Insurers: Travelers CEO Schnitzer

Alan Schnitzer, the new chief executive officer of insurer Travelers Cos., called on U.S. lawmakers to reduce corporate taxes or risk harming business in country. “We continue to see the U.S. corporate income tax rate — the highest of any …

U.S. Taxes Push Insurance Start-Ups Offshore: Fishman

Jay Fishman, who built New York-based Travelers Cos. into one of the world’s biggest insurers, lamented that disparities in tax rates are pushing established rivals and industry newcomers outside the U.S. Over the past 15 years or so, “we’ve counted …

MMC CEO Glaser Surveys Competitive Landscape in Wake of Consolidation

Recent merger deals in the insurance industry among its competitors and carrier partners should not hurt Marsh & McLennan (MMC) and could instead make its insurance and reinsurance advisory services even more important, according to Dan Glaser, MMC chief executive …

AIG Chairman Miller Comments on Corporate Tax Rate, Succession and BofA Deal

American International Group Inc. Chairman Steve Miller said lawmakers should bring U.S. corporate tax rates in line with other nations’ to halt firms from switching their legal address to cut obligations. The U.S. corporate tax rate of 35 percent is …