Articles by Matthew Monks

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Canadian investment and insurance company, agreed to buy Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion...

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to see if the insurer can find a...

Octo Telematics SpA, the Italian car insurance-technology company, is pursuing an outright sale alongside preparations for an initial public offering,...

Japanese insurers made more than $18 billion worth of acquisitions in the U.S. last year, and their spending spree isn’t...

American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, is considering the sale...

McGraw Hill Financial Inc. agreed to buy SNL Financial, the financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm...

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., a specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, according to...

Internet Pipeline Inc., which makes technology used by insurance companies to manage customers, data and pricing, is exploring a sale...

Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is in talks to acquire a U.S. life...