Update: Stranded Container Ship Is Refloated; Suez Canal Shipping Traffic Resumes March 29, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a...
Allianz Privately Mulls Counteroffer for The Hartford After Chubb’s Offer March 28, 2021 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Aaron Kirchfeld Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the...
Suez Canal Blockage Could Cost Global Trade $6B-$10B per Week: Allianz March 26, 2021 BERLIN – The container ship blocking the Suez Canal could cost global trade $6 billion to $10 billion a week,...
Update: Allianz to Purchase Aviva Poland for $2.9 Billion, Winning Bidding War March 26, 2021 By Benjamin Robertson Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, is to purchase the Polish operations of Aviva Plc for 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion)....
Generali Raises Bid for Aviva Poland in Battle with Dutch Insurer NN: Sources March 25, 2021 By Pamela Barbaglia, Stephen Jewkes and Agnieszka Barteczko MILAN – Italian insurer Generali has nudged up its bid for Aviva’s Polish arm, valuing the business at almost 2.5...
France’s AXA Drops German Power Giant RWE as a Client over Large Coal Operations March 12, 2021 By Alastair Marsh and Vanessa Dezem AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, is dropping German energy giant RWE AG as a client in a decision that highlights...
Allianz Commits $75M to Hong Kong Fintech WeLab, While Forming Partnership March 9, 2021 Allianz’s technology investment arm is committing $75 million to WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on virtual banking, consumer financing...
Aviva Sells Italian Businesses to Allianz and CNP in 2 Deals Totaling $1.1 Billion March 4, 2021 By Benjamin Robertson Aviva Plc has exited its Italian businesses in a pair of deals totaling 873 million euros ($1.1 billion) as the...
Google to Offer Cyber Insurance From Allianz, Munich Re to Cloud Users March 2, 2021 By Tom Sims Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its...
Allianz’ 2020 Operating Profit Drops 9.3% in First Decline Since 2011 February 19, 2021 FRANKFURT – German insurer Allianz posted its first fall in annual operating profit in nearly a decade on Friday on...