Articles by Jan-Henrik Förster and Jeffrey Vögeli

Update: Zurich Insurance Group Expects Q4 2015 Loss in General Insurance

Zurich Insurance Group AG fell to the lowest in more than three years after Switzerland’s biggest insurer put shareholders on notice that it expects a second straight quarterly loss in its general insurance business. Operating losses in the non-life unit …

Zurich Insurance Increases Job Cuts, Relocations by 1,800

Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, is increasing job cuts and relocations to a total of at least 1,800 at the company reduces costs and overhauls its biggest unit. The company will move 300 positions in group operations out …

Zurich CEO Senn’s Departure May End Era of Generous Dividends

As Zurich Insurance Group AG begins the search for a chief executive officer, investors may need to prepare for more than a new face. An end to the company’s generous dividends could also be on the horizon. Switzerland’s biggest insurer …

Zurich Insurance Plans to Replace CEO Senn, Reports Swiss Magazine

Zurich Insurance Group AG is seeking to replace Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn after third-quarter losses forced it to abandon its bid for Britain’s RSA Insurance Group Plc, according to a Swiss business magazine. Switzerland’s biggest insurer has hired the …

Zurich to Cut 440 Jobs at U.K. P&C Insurance Unit as Part of Cost-Cutting Program

Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to cut 440 jobs at its U.K. general insurance unit as part of a cost- cutting program. Zurich is also seeking to simplify its organizational structure, the company said in a statement to Bloomberg News …

Zurich Prefers Using $3B in Excess Capital on Purchases, Not Shareholder Payouts

Zurich Insurance Group AG would rather invest the company’s $3 billion in excess capital on acquisitions than return the cash directly to shareholders, Chief Financial Officer George Quinn said in an interview on Thursday. “Obviously we would like to invest …

Zurich Insurance Q3 Profit Falls 79% on Losses from Tianjin Port Explosions

Zurich Insurance Group AG said profit fell 79 percent in the third quarter after it booked $275 million in losses from the Tianjin disaster and set aside $367 million more in reserves to cover mainly North American auto and construction …

Swiss Re to Buy Guardian Financial Services for $2.5B, Hiking UK Portfolio

Swiss Re AG’s business unit Admin Re agreed to acquire Guardian Holdings Europe Ltd. from buyout firm Cinven for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) to increase its portfolio of U.K. life-insurance policies. The deal will give Admin Re an additional …

Investor Doubts Remain About Zurich’s $8.8B Tentative Offer for UK’s RSA

Zurich Insurance Group AG’s announcement that it’s considering a 5.6 billion-pound ($8.8 billion) offer for RSA Insurance Group plc is leaving investors in doubt that the takeover will happen at that price. RSA rose 4.6 percent to 517.5 pence at …

Zurich Insurance Offers $8.8 Billion to Acquire UK’s RSA

Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, proposed to buy the UK’s RSA Insurance Group plc for about 5.6 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). RSA is willing to recommend the possible offer of 550 pence a share to its shareholders provided …