Articles by Katherine Chiglinsky and Alex Barinka

AXA Raises $2.75 Billion in Year’s Biggest IPO

U.S. initial public offerings have the seismic changes in the insurance industry to thank for 2018’s biggest share sale. Axa Equitable Holdings Inc. sold 137.25 million shares at $20 each on Wednesday to raise $2.75 billion. That’s well short of …

Buffett Not Eager for Berkshire to Be Cyber Insurance Leader

Warren Buffett said he doesn’t want Berkshire Hathaway Inc. being a leader on cyber insurance because neither he nor others in the industry really know the risk. “I don’t think we or anybody else really knows what they’re doing when …

New Accounting Rule Could Serve Up Surprises at Buffet’s Berkshire Annual Meet

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors should get ready for a bumpy ride. Warren Buffett’s company is scheduled to report earnings Saturday morning before its annual meeting, and a new accounting rule could sink results. Berkshire is now required to report unrealized …

From Bermuda to Switzerland, Reinsurers Lure Variety of Potential Investors

The $500 billion reinsurance industry is experiencing a flurry of deal talks. One reason: Companies are finally for sale as a rash of natural disasters has depressed valuations and a influx of competitors has made it harder to raise rates. …

AIG’s Dealmaker CEO Duperreault Says Validus ‘Fits Like a Glove’

American International Group Inc. is getting bigger again. Eight months after Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault took over and began to undo his predecessor’s retrenchment strategy, the company announced a $5.56 billion, all-cash deal to purchase Bermuda reinsurer Validus Holdings …

AIG to Buy Bermuda Reinsurer Validus for $5.6B in Cash, Reversing Retrenchment

Eight months after Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault took over and began to undo his predecessor’s retrenchment strategy, the company announced a $5.56 billion, all-cash deal to purchase Bermuda reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd., its largest standalone acquisition in 17 years. …

AIG Reported to Have Held Talks to Acquire Voya

American International Group Inc. may be back in the market for large-scale deals. The insurer was in talks to buy Voya Financial Inc. in a transaction valued at more than $10 billion before negotiations fell apart in November over the …

New York’s Financial Watchdog Proposes ‘Best Interest’ Rules

New York State’s top financial watchdog proposed regulations that would require sellers of life insurance and annuities to act in the best interest of clients, raising standards even as the U.S. government delays its fiduciary rule. Products that best fit …

U.S. Regulator Lifts Systemic Risk Tag on Slimmed-Down AIG

American International Group Inc. is no longer too big to fail. That was the ruling Friday from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which said AIG, whose collapse in 2008 reverberated throughout the U.S. economy, was no longer a systemically important …

Harvey and Irma Jeopardize 2017 Earnings, Says Munich Re

Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, said storms led by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will probably wipe out third-quarter profit and threaten the company’s ability to meet its full-year earnings target. “These two events are expected to result in high …