Articles by Katherine Chiglinsky

Snoopy to Retire from MetLife After 30 Years of Service

MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, will phase out the use of Snoopy and Peanuts characters in its marketing. The insurer announced a new tagline, “MetLife. Navigating life together,” in what the New York-based company called the most significant …

Finance Execs Should Slash Their Pay to Win Back Trust in Business: Lloyd’s CEO

Finance executives should consider slashing their own paychecks as the U.K. works to exit the European Union in order to win back the trust of people who have lost faith in large businesses, according to Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive …

MetLife Decides to Spinoff U.S. Retail Division

MetLife Inc. has filed for a spinoff of a U.S. retail unit after considering alternate plans to sell the business or exit through an initial public offering. At least 80.1 percent of the shares in the unit, Brighthouse Financial Inc., …

AIG Exiting Home, Personal Accident, Group Life In Brazil; Porto Seguro to Get Auto Policies

American International Group Inc.’s business in Brazil agreed to transfer about 25,000 auto policies to a unit of Porto Seguro SA as the U.S. company scales back its international businesses. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, Sao Paulo-based Porto …

The Hartford Attracting Bidders for Annuity Runoff Business

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to see if the insurer can find a buyer for Talcott Resolution, the unit that includes U.S. variable annuities, according to people familiar with the matter. Apollo Global …

Allstate CEO Driven by Opportunity in Transportation Disruption

Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said the country’s transportation network is highly inefficient, with vehicles sitting idle for most of the day, and that the company is betting on inevitable changes to the system. …

MetLife U.S. Retail Spinoff Likely Over IPO: RBC Analysts

MetLife Inc. may favor a spinoff of its Brighthouse Financial U.S. business rather than pursue an initial public offering of the unit, RBC Capital Markets analysts led by Eric Berg said after chatting with the company’s chief financial officer. “A …

Further Simplifying, AIG to Sell United Guaranty to Arch for $3.4 Billion

American International Group Inc. agreed to sell mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp. to Arch Capital Group Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock works to simplify his company and free up capital to return to shareholders. The deal is valued …

Aon Appoints Cai (Former Head of World Bank’s Investment Arm) to Board

Jin-Yong Cai, a TPG Capital partner and the former head of the World Bank’s investment arm, joined the board of insurance broker Aon Plc. He was appointed to the board’s finance and organization and compensation committees, the London-based firm said …

AIG CEO Focus on Boosting Returns, Not Too Big to Fail Label

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said he’s more focused on boosting returns than worrying about the government’s classification of his company as too big to fail. “Of all of the strategic issues that we face as …