Generali, Allianz Are Among Suitors for NN Group’s Asset Manager Arm: Sources June 4, 2021 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Sonia Sirletti and Lucca de Paoli DWS Group and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among suitors that submitted initial bids this week for the asset management arm...
Greensill Capital Collapse Exposes Less-Than-Adequate Technological Capabilities March 22, 2021 By Lucca de Paoli Lex Greensill promoted his business as the future of finance, talking up a technology superior to Wall Street rivals that...
Here’s a Rundown of How Greensill Unraveled, the Key Players, and What Could Be Next March 9, 2021 By Lucca de Paoli Lex Greensill’s business has unraveled at a blistering pace, leaving a tangled trail of destruction all around it. On Monday,...
Credit Suisse Knew Frozen Greensill Funds’ Insurance Cover Relied on One Insurer: Report March 8, 2021 By Lucca de Paoli, Luca Casiraghi and Donal Griffin Long before Credit Suisse Group AG was forced to wind down a $10 billion group of funds it ran with...
Seeds of Greensill Capital’s Swift Fall Triggered When Credit Insurer Balked at Renewal March 3, 2021 By Lucca de Paoli and Nabila Ahmed The seeds for the rapid disintegration of Lex Greensill’s empire were sown eight months ago, when a little-known Australian insurer...
Investors Eye Windfall From Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims February 12, 2021 By Jef Feeley and Lucca de Paoli A growing market niche where investors profit from others’ legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and...
UK Insurer Admiral Sells Price Comparison Unit to Zoopla in $685 Million Deal December 29, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli UK home and car insurer Admiral Group Plc agreed to sell its price-comparison unit to the owner of property portal...
Insurers Ink $90 Billion in Merger Deals as They Pursue Post-Coronavirus Clout December 10, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who’ll emerge strongest when the outbreak...
How to Address the Next Uninsurable Pandemic — A Black Swan Event December 9, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson There aren’t many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout...
Bank of England Warns Private Insurers Need Government to Help Narrow Protection Gap September 23, 2020 By Benjamin Robertson and Lucca de Paoli The Bank of England has encouraged the government to work with UK insurers in preparation for future major shocks, rather...