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How Warren Buffett Does a Deal: Alleghany Merger Backstory
Berkshire Hathaway didn't require Alleghany to pay any breakup fee in the event another potential acquirer topped an $11.6 billion deal price that Warren Buffett offered to CEO Joseph Brandon in ...
Chubb’s Greenberg: On War, Ex-CAT Reporting and Insurance Profits
When Chubb published its 2021 annual report online this week, it contained more than the details of the best year in the company's history. As in past years, the chief executive commented on world ...
Amica CEO DiMuccio to Retire at End of 2022
Amica Mutual Insurance Company's board of directors announced that Chairman, President and CEO Robert A. DiMuccio plans to retire at the end of 2022 following 31 years with the company, including 17 ...
Casualty Underwriting: The Original ESG
Promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance has become a top priority of corporate executives and boards everywhere, including in property and casualty insurance. However, ...
Argo Group CEO Rehnberg Takes Health Leave
Kevin J. Rehnberg, chief executive officer of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., announced on March 2, 2022 that he would be temporarily unable to perform his duties for health reasons. ...
The Bottom Line: The Early Read on 2021 P/C Earnings
For publicly traded commercial insurers and reinsurers that reported 2021 earnings in January 2022, net income soared nearly 40 percent, with double-digit premium growth and higher levels of ...
RenRe: Absorbing Over $1B in Weather Cats
Early last year, the leader of RenaissanceRe predicted that his company would put $1 billion more net written premium on the books in 2021 than it did in 2020. RenRe's President and CEO Kevin ...
AXIS Capital 2021: A Year of Repositioning
The word of the hour was "repositioning" during the earnings conference call for AXIS Capital last week, with the company reporting its bottom line in the black in 2021, following a net loss in 2020. ...