Hints and tips:
...“Not a single one of the clients who are in these funds would pay these rates for any other type of insurance, certainly not term [life] insurance,” she points out....
...That’s why the company is seeking to buy what it calls “mini-MatchMoves” in markets in central Europe, Latin America and the US, he said....
...The status of the workers who provide the services offered by so-called gig economy companies such as Uber has been a point of contention for many years....
...Cebile Capital, a private equity placement agent, has hired Steven Westerback as president, head of the Americas....
...We also need the tech companies to acknowledge the disruption they cause and do far more to benefit all aspects of our lives. john.thornhill@ft.com...
...of extended warranties, credit life insurance and dealer-installed accessories into contracts.”...
...(Financial Times) One of the UK’s most senior litigators will put the Financial Conduct Authority ’s dealings with the media under the spotlight as he probes the regulator’s bungled announcement of an insurance...
...Investment strategy: A value investor and a disciple of Ben Graham, Mr Watsa invests via his insurance company Fairfax Financial Holdings....
...growth. http://on.ft.com/RFLmwG Japan insurers shortlisted for Indonesia Panin Life stake Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance are among the companies shortlisted to buy a minority...
...The number of Americans who claimed unemployment insurance for the first time leapt 78,000 last week to 439,000....
...– notably Samsung Life Insurance, which owns 7.5 per cent of the company....
...For Visa: The company’s aim to generate 50 percent of its revenue from markets outside of the United States by 2015 will partly be enabled through its ability to build, buy and deploy new technologies...
...The debt was accumulated through two recent acquisitions of property and casualty insurers: the 2007 purchase of Ohio Casualty, followed in 2008 by the purchase of SafeCo....
...In 2008, he was seen as a natural choice for XL, having won plaudits before his tilt at office for a five-year turnround of Safeco, the Seattle-based insurer that was suffering the effects of a bloated cost...
...Imposing the deposit insurance premium on these formerly un-taxed liabilities is part of a broader and, indeed, international attempt to reduce bank balance sheets and eliminate the risk of liquidity flight...
...Greenberg has been quietly building up a family of insurance companies that could compete with A.I.G. To fill the ranks of his venture, C.V....
...As Economics of Contempt noted, for comparison, Merrill Lynch was quoting a deal called Independence V at 90, while Goldman had it down at 67.5. In any case, we know where Hank stands: Mr....
...If growth in developed countries starts to look like a “U”, in emerging markets it already is a “V”....
...Investors in the new fund include IAM National Pension Fund, State of Oregon, and Sentry Insurance....
...facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)....
...See XLCA v Merrill, above....
...“I think the bigger holders now of securitisations are insurance companies and pension funds.”...
...Boston-based Liberty Mutual is paying $68.25 per share in cash to acquire Safeco, a 51% premium to the Seattle-based insurer’s closing price on Tuesday of $45.23....
...Safeco in January reported a 30 per cent drop in first quarter profit to $144.5m. The auto insurance division reported a pretax underwriting loss of $19m....
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