Industry News Archive
September 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - Europe
WELLINGTONNew Zealand could spend at least $1.4 billion on repairs following Saturday's 7.1-magnitud...
September 3, 2010 - BBC News UK
Japan has imposed new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear......
September 2, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
World's Largest Reinsurer Opens First Branch in Tokyo; Will Growth Be......
September 1, 2010 - PR-Inside.com
Advent Capital Holdings PLC ADV - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review - a new market research re...
September 1, 2010 - Forbes.com
09.01.10, 09:37 AM EDT BusinessWire - Claymore Securities, Inc. and its affiliate Claymore Advisors...
September 1, 2010 - News Blaze
LISLE, Ill. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Claymore Securities, Inc. and its affiliate Claymore Advisors, LLC (...
September 1, 2010 - AlphaTrade Finance
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September 1, 2010 - HPC Market Watch
Claymore Securities, Inc. and its affiliate Claymore Advisors, LLC (Claymore) are announcing that ce...
September 1, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
TOKYOMunich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, is bolstering its presence in Japan, despite a slowin...
August 31, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
The Obama administration will deploy $5 billion to help defray companies costs for health insurance ...
August 27, 2010 - CNN Money
* $60 mln to be paid by insurers to ex-CEO, ex-CFO * $90 mln to be paid by insurers to company * S...
August 26, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
American International Group Inc.s former top executive Maurice Hank Greenberg agreed to a $90 milli...
August 26, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The board of financial services company White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (W...
August 24, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
LONDONThe U.K. Financial Services Authority said Tuesday it has fined the U.K. branch of Zurich Insu...
August 24, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
The Obama administration may propose that any federal backing of mortgages be paid for through fees ...
August 24, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Zurich Insurance Plcs U.K. unit was fined 2.3 million pounds ($3.5 million) for failing to prevent t...
August 24, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. Financial Services Authority said Tuesday that it has fined the U.K. br...
August 24, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. Financial Services Authority said Tuesday it has fined Zurich Insurance...
August 24, 2010 - BBC News UK
The UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m for losing personal details of 46,000 cus...
August 24, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co., a venture between Indias largest mortgage lender and a Munich Re un...
August 23, 2010 - CNN Money
* Single largest cash repayment of Fed facility * Repayment after ILFC sold $4.4 bln in debt * AIG...
August 23, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Catastrophe bonds, used by investors to bet against natural disasters, rose for six straight weeks a...
August 21, 2010 - Live-PR (EN)
(live-PR.com) - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its cat...
August 20, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Swiss stocks fell for a second day, extending a second weekly decline for the benchmark Swiss Market...
August 19, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Climate change may add 50 percent to the storm damage costs incurred by some Caribbean nations over ...
August 18, 2010 - El Economista
President Felipe Calderón Tuesday announced a dozen measures to allegedly deregulate the federal gov...
August 17, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
AMSTERDAMLife insurance and pension provider Aegon NV on Tuesday soothed market fears that it could ...
August 13, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Swiss stocks rose as the economies of Germany and France expanded at a faster pace than estimated. ...
August 12, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Kenya Reinsurance Corp. Ltd. said first-half net income increased to 750.7 million shillings from 73...
August 12, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Aegon NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp., reported a fourth consecutive quarterl...
August 12, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Dutch life insurance and pension provider Aegon NV (AGN.AE) is receiving inte...
August 10, 2010 - FT.com - World
Hannover Re, Europes third-largest reinsurer, has more than doubled its estimate of its expected los...
August 10, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - Europe
FRANKFURTGermany's Hannover Re AG on Tuesday reported a 24% decline in net profit for the second qua...
August 10, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Hannover Re, Germanys second- biggest reinsurer, reiterated its full-year earnings target after quar...
August 9, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
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August 9, 2010 - Pensions & Investments
Hedge Fund Research's president has become the standard-bearer for a battered industry now on the......
August 7, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said second-quarter net income fell 40%, as last year's der...
August 7, 2010 - FT.com - UK
BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill is likely to have a big impact on the insurance industry in spite of t...
August 7, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A reinsurance operation at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRK...
August 6, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (BRKA, BRKB) second-quarter earnings dropped 40% but ...
August 6, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said second-quarter profit fell 40 percent as derivative bet...
August 6, 2010 - Alacra Store
Report Type: This report shows an individual venture capital fund and includes the venture capital f...
August 6, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
American International Group Inc. said an Italian subsidiary is being investigated by a prosecutor i...
August 6, 2010 - FT.com - World
Low interest rates are hurting the insurance industry and may be causing unseen problems for some co...
August 6, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Swiss stocks fell after a report showing lower-than-expected private job creation in the U.S. stoked...
August 6, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
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August 6, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world's second-largest reinsurer by gross premiums, said Thursday it swun...
August 6, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Stocks fell slightly as investors traded cautiously ahead of the government's nonfarm payrolls repor...
August 6, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Chartis, the property and casualty unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has stopped slas...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
(Updates with additional company information, beginning in the 10th paragraph.) By Donna Kardos Yes...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.5 points to 10675, the ...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks traded lower Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40 points to 10641, the S...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Cigna Corp.'s second-quarter profit fell 32% on effects of its legacy reinsurance operations as the ...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks traded lower Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 27 points to 10653, the S...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. stock futures fell Thursday morning after data showed weekly jobless clai...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
(Adds analyst comment.) Swiss Reinsurance Co. (RUKN.VX), the world's second-largest reinsurer by gr...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
Swiss Reinsurance Co. (RUKN.VX), which has regained a solid capital basis over the past year, plans ...
August 5, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Swiss Reinsurance Co., the worlds second-largest reinsurer, swung to a quarterly profit after a year...
August 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
(Adds detail, background and CFO comment.) Swiss Reinsurance Co. (RUKN.VX), the world's second-larg...
August 5, 2010 - FT.com - World
Swiss Re echoed the strong performance of its German rival Munich Re in the second quarter, as bumpe...
August 5, 2010 - FT.com - World
Swiss Re echoed the strong performance of its German rival Munich Re in the second quarter, as bumpe...
August 5, 2010 - FT.com - World
Swiss Re echoed the strong performance of its German rival Munich Re in the second quarter, as bumpe...
August 5, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Swiss Reinsurance Co., the worlds second-largest reinsurer, said second-quarter profit was $812......
August 4, 2010 - FT.com - World
Good returns from investments helped Munich Re, the worlds largest reinsurance company, earn more th...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks traded lower Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 38 points to 10636, the S&...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
XL Capital Ltd.'s (XL) second-quarter earnings more than doubled as a decline in expenses outpaced t...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks traded lower Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 24 points to 10650, the S&...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stocks traded lower Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 65 points to 10609, the S&...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday morning as data showed U.S. consumer spending ...
August 3, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stock futures straddled the flat line on Tuesday, as investors paused for breath after the last...
August 2, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Wells Fargo & Co., with more than $1.2 trillion in assets, is adding Natalie Cohen to the research a...
August 2, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Earnings for Loews Corp. and its CNA Financial Corp. insurance unit rose in the second quarter, rebo...
August 2, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Earnings for Loews Corp. (L) and its CNA Financial Corp. (CNA) insurance unit r...
August 1, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
The following companies may rise or fall in Gulf Arab markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses and ...
July 31, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Ace Ltd. (ACE), one of the world's largest commercial insurers, has billions of dollars in extra cap...
July 30, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
The co-owner of the London tower known as the Gherkin says the time is right to buy more offices in ...
July 29, 2010 - FT.com - UK
Insurers face a radical shake-up in how they account for their business as the international account...
July 28, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - Europe
By Alistair Barr The Deepwater Horizon explosion triggered the worst offshore environmental disaste...
July 27, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Swiss Reinsurance Co (RUKN.VX) Tuesday said it has entered into an agreement wit...
July 27, 2010 - BBC News Business Edition
Lloyds Banking Group has stopped selling payment protection insurance (PPI) to customers who borrow....
July 27, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) said late Monday that second-quarter net income ...
July 26, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Reinsurance Group of America Inc.'s (RGA, RGAB) second-quarter earnings fell 17...
July 26, 2010 - BBC Blogs
As each month passes the moment draws closer. No one knows precisely when it will be, but the day is...
July 26, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. documents show that it depended on banks including Citigroup Inc. and Lehma...
July 23, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - Europe
ZURICHUBS AG Friday said it has named former Hong Kong central banker Joseph Yam to join its board, ...
July 22, 2010 - FT.com - Markets
When the results of bank stress tests are released on Friday in Europe, there will be a flurry of ha...
July 22, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
International Business Machines Corp. will roll out its new mainframe computers on Thursday, upgradi...
July 20, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Former Stanford Financial Group executives shouldnt be forced to testify at an insurance- coverage t...
July 20, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Mark Wilson, who was replaced as leader of American International Group Inc.s main Asia unit, joins ...
July 16, 2010 - CNN Money
FORTUNE -- The Ohio Attorney General's office announced today that a class of three pension funds it...
July 16, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2010 MEDIA CONTACTS: Kim Kowalski: (614) 72-89692 cell: (614) 893-...
July 16, 2010 - CNN Money
* Class action suit led by three Ohio pension funds * Initial $175 million to be paid soon after co...
July 16, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Bank of America Corp. plans to sell the insurance unit it acquired in the purchase of Countrywide Fi...
July 15, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which was stripped of its top credit ratings over the last ...
July 15, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Commercial insurance writer CNA Financial Corp. said it has in place an agreement to transfer about ...
July 15, 2010 - CNN Money
* CNA to pay National Indemnity $2 billion fee * National Indemnity to take on $1.6 billion liabili...
July 15, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Markel Corp., the Richmond, Virginia-based insurer, said it agreed to buy Aspen Holdings Inc. to add...
July 14, 2010 - Bloomberg.com
Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc. scaled back sales of the most unusual and riskiest U.S. insu...
July 13, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal - World News
ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Switzerland plans to introduce standards regarding reinsurance companies' provis...