Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund clinched agreement on reducing Greece’s debt on Monday in a breakthrough to release urgently needed loans to keep the near-bankrupt economy afloat. After 12 hours of talks at their third meeting …
Sentry Insurance, based in Stevens Point, Wis., says it’s cutting 27 office jobs in central Wisconsin and 144 home-based agents across 10 states as it restructures its strategy for selling personal line policies. Those policies are generally home and auto …
Dutch bank and insurer ING, forced to sell assets in return for receiving state aid during the financial crisis, said on Tuesday it was in talks with the Dutch government and the European Commission over an amended restructuring plan. The …
Willis International, the broker’s’ retail division, announced that in “recognition of the size, growth and strategic importance of its Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations, it has created three regional business units under new and expanded leadership.” Willis Asia …
Aviva, the UK’s No.2 insurer, plans to sell or close more than a quarter of its businesses in a shake-up aimed at regaining the support of investors irked by the group’s flagging share price. The company, whose weak stock market …
Texas’ insurer of last resort for wind and hail in coastal counties will remain under the administrative control of state regulators and it will file for a 5 percent rate increase in August to become effective Jan. 1, 2012. At …
The European Commission on Friday approved a restructuring plan for Dutch bank and insurer ING made during the financial crisis as compatible with the European Union’s internal market, but also opened an investigation into amendments to the plan. Friday’s approval …
Selected earnings highlights from Luxembourg-based Flagstone Re for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $170.2 mn $352.7 mn Net premiums written ————— $ 85.329 mn $233.925 mn Net premiums earned …
A.M. Best Co. announced rating actions on both New Zealand’s AMI Insurance Limited, or the old AMI, and AMI Insurance (Operations) Limited, or the new AMI, following a substantial restructuring of the company in the wake of the earthquakes which …
HSBC has agreed to sell its general insurance businesses to French insurer AXA Group and Australia’s QBE Insurance Group for $914 million in cash, as Europe’s biggest bank moves ahead with its plan to divest non-core assets. The deal, the …
