The finance chief at Fortelus Capital Management LLP got an alarming phone call just as he was getting ready to...
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The owners of hedge fund-backed reinsurers, including one tied to John Paulson, could have to pay more taxes or shift...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will pay A$500 million ($388 million) for a stake in Insurance Australia Group Ltd. as...
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, said the company is positioned to withstand competition from other...
PartnerRe Ltd. said it would engage in discussions with hostile bidder EXOR SpA to seek a better offer than the...
A Blackstone Group LP vehicle offering hedge fund strategies to mutual fund investors plans to allocate money to a firm...

The IRS’s scrutiny of tax avoidance in offshore locations has discouraged bidders from taking over reinsurers, potentially reducing the companies’...
PartnerRe Ltd. is betting the value of a merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. is worth more in the long...
XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said the insurer is looking to illiquid securities and infrastructure investments to...

XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said that while he shuns casinos unless he’s with his mother-in-law, he’s...