August 24, 2018
Marijuana is already a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. that’s drawing attention from some lawmakers eager for tax revenue and investors looking for profits. So far, however, some of the biggest insurers are taking a pass. Allianz SE, Hartford Financial …
July 23, 2018
In the staid and buttoned-up world of insurance underwriting, few want to talk about it. You won’t find many ads promoting it or details on company websites offering it. But according to industry insiders, there’s a hot new business that …
June 7, 2018
As the largest U.S. insurers gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square to discuss the prospects for their industry, a threat to that future emerged from the nation’s other coast. Amazon.com Inc., the e-commerce behemoth, is reportedly considering …
May 18, 2018
Some of the biggest U.S. insurers reduced their holdings of state and local government bonds after the corporate tax cut took effect this year, marking a retreat by a key buyer in the $3.9 trillion municipal-securities market. The disclosures, made …
March 22, 2018
Old Republic International Corp., the Chicago-based insurer, provides commercial liability coverage of as much as $5 million for each of Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving vehicles. The policy covers bodily injury, death and property damage, an Uber spokeswoman said on Wednesday. …
February 22, 2018
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn said a shift in favor of value stocks may soon be coming even after his firm posted its worst underperformance in almost two decades. “While we’ve never underperformed like this, our prior worst underperformance compared …
March 4, 2015
Chicago’s Willis Tower, once the world’s tallest building and one of the city’s top tourist attractions, is up for sale. The owners, which include New York-based investors Joseph Chetrit and Joseph Moinian, have hired brokerage Eastdil Secured to market the …
April 30, 2014
Garrett Kelleher, the Irish developer trying to restore Chicago’s status as home to the tallest building in the U.S., has one last chance to keep his dream alive. The planned lakefront skyscraper is nothing more than a hole in the …