Meredith Whitney, the former banking analyst hired by Arch Capital Group Ltd. to help oversee the insurer’s stock portfolio, will also work with the company’s investment team to review possible alternative investments, which can include hedge funds and private equity. …
While some are more exposed than others, U.S. property/casualty insurers generally can handle more significant deterioration in global equity market conditions while maintaining capital positions consistent with current ratings, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings. U.S. P/C insurance companies traditionally …
Warren Buffett had just taken control of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a textile maker he would build into one of the world’s largest insurers, the last time U.S. property/casualty carriers endured such low interest rates. That was almost five decades ago. …
