Mergers & acquisitions drew a lot of interest from the readers of Insurance Journal’s International section in 2018 with 11 of the top 25 articles focusing on Marsh & McLennan’s acquisition of JLT, AXA’s purchase of XL Group and AIG’s takeover of Validus.
The remaining articles in the top 25 ranged widely from coverage of Cyclone Luban in the Arabian Sea, to the move by some insurers to offer cryptocurrency theft cover, to the deadly Lion Air crash in the Java Sea. Other well-read articles covered sexual harassment in Japan, the concerns that Canadian oil companies have over the legalization of recreational marijuana and a speech by Grahame Chilton, the former CEO of Gallagher UK, who called on the industry to weed out rogue managing general agents.
Based on readership metrics, here are the top 25 Insurance Journal international articles of 2018:
- Marsh & McLennan to Acquire Broker JLT
- Allianz Eyes M&A Targets Zurich, Hartford, QBE, Argo and More After Missing Out on XL
- Drivers of Marsh & McLennan-JLT Deal: Too Much Capital, Not Enough Growth – Opinion
- AXA to Complete Acquisition of XL Group Sept. 12
- Update: Tropical Cyclone Luban in Arabian Sea Could Threaten Oman, Yemen
- How AXA Wooed and Won XL Group in $15.3B Takeover Deal
- Insurers Begin to Offer Cryptocurrency Theft Cover, Tackling Risks of Growing Sector
- XL Group CEO McGavick Comments on Firm’s Agreed Purchase by France’s AXA
- XL Group Attracts Interest from Allianz, Other Rivals as Potential Buyers
- Data Recorder Shows Crashed Boeing 737 Max Had Airspeed Issues on Last 4 Flights
- Sexual Harassment Policy Changes Not High on Japan’s Corporate Agenda
- Update: Boeing Issues Warning About 737 Max Jet in Response to Lion Air Crash
- XL Catlin Shares Executive Changes, Exits in Preparation for AXA Takeover
- AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’
- AIG Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of Validus
- Aspen Ceases Underwriting Property Insurance from Bermuda Platform
- Legal Marijuana Worries Canadian Oil Companies with Strict Drug Testing Regimes
- Insured Natural Disaster Losses in 2017 Were 38% of Economic Costs of $353B: Aon
- Industry Needs to ‘Question and Call Out’ Rogue MGAs, Says Chilton of Gallagher
- Property Reinsurance Rates Rise Less Than Expected in Jan. 1 Renewals
- Bermuda’s Re/Insurance Model to Be Tested Following U.S. Tax Cuts: Fitch
- Swiss Re Taps Berger From Allianz as CEO Corporate Solutions, Replacing Galvagni
- AIG to Buy Bermuda Reinsurer Validus for $5.6B in Cash, Reversing Retrenchment
- Aviation Gets Off to Deadly Start in 2018 with 3 Crashes in 4½ Weeks
- Boeing 737 Max, Operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, Crashes with 189 on Board
Related:
- Insurance Journal Top National Stories of 2018
- Insurance Journal East’s Top Stories for 2018: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, Auto Insurance, Mass. Gas Explosions
- From Agent Fraud to Ruby Slippers: IJ’s Most-Read Midwest Stories in 2018
- Medical Marijuana, Weather Woes Among Popular South Central Topics in 2018
- Fraud, Hurricanes, Data Security Law Among Top Southeast Stories of 2018
- Insurance Commissioner Race, Hawaii Lava Among Most Popular West News
- Top Insurance Journal International Stories of 2017
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