AIG CEO Hancock Aims to Sell Off More Assets March 31, 2015 By Sonali Basak American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock, who took over the top job in September, said he plans...
Oaktree-Backed Insurer Seeks to Raise $2 Billion, Plans IPO Within Five Years March 30, 2015 By Devin Banerjee and Sonali Basak Oaktree Capital Group LLC is among investors backing a Bermuda insurance venture that’s seeking to raise $2 billion with plans...
Progressive to Risk Raising Rates on Risky Snapshot Drivers March 25, 2015 By Sonali Basak Progressive Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. auto insurer, said it will begin increasing rates for some risky customers who participate in...
ACE, Blackrock Seek Up to $1.3 Billion for Bermuda Reinsurance Venture March 20, 2015 By Sonali Basak BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, and Evan Greenberg’s ACE Ltd. are forming a reinsurance venture that is seeking...
Willis to Keep Name on Chicago Tower March 19, 2015 By Sonali Basak Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Plc plans to keep its name on the Chicago tower that is being sold to...
Third Point Re Says It’s a Real Insurer as IRS Weighs Tightening Tax Rules March 13, 2015 By Jing Cao and Sonali Basak Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which counts Dan Loeb as a founder, said it’s more than just a hedge fund investing...
Hedge Fund, Sandell Asset Management, Forms Bermuda Reinsurer March 5, 2015 By Jing Cao and Sonali Basak Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing...
Man Who Sold BoatUS to Buffett Dies at 85 February 18, 2015 By Sonali Basak Richard Schwartz, the lawyer who founded a boat insurance and towing operation and then sold it to Warren Buffett, has...
Loeb’s Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. Shuns Acquisitions in U.S., Europe February 12, 2015 By Noah Buhayar and Sonali Basak Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the Bermuda-based company co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, said buying a competitor in the U.S....
P/C-Focused Hartford Sees Profit Rise 22% in Q4 February 10, 2015 By Sonali Basak Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer that sold life units to focus on property/casualty coverage, said fourth-quarter profit rose...