When David Schaecter was a child in Slovakia in the 1930s, he counted more than 100 people in his extended family. By the end of World War II, he alone survived. The rest had been killed in Nazi concentration camps …
Andreas Utermann has long brushed off the risk of a hard Brexit, arguing even a managed separation would be a nightmare for the U.K. Now that scenario is shaping up as the biggest worry for the money managers at Allianz …
German insurer Allianz has emerged as the frontrunner to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA, two sources close to the deal told Reuters, after Italian rival Generali pulled out of the race. The deal is worth more …
Insurers are partnering with the United Nations and other public groups to help the poorest countries bounce back from natural disasters that may become a more regular occurrence. As part of the program, as much as $5 billion in insurance …
German insurer Allianz, Nippon Life and MS&AD Insurance are vying with rivals to buy the Singapore and Vietnam businesses of Britain’s Aviva in a deal likely to be worth up to $2.5 billion, sources said. Canada’s Sun Life Financial and …
Allianz has agreed to acquire automobile and other property/casualty insurance operations from Brazil’s SulAmérica for BRL 3 billion (667 million euros). Allianz said the acquisition will strengthen its competitive position in Brazil, making it one of the top three insurers …
A coalition of 32 environmental and indigenous groups on Thursday urged insurers to stop underwriting the Trans Mountain pipeline to pressure Canada to cancel its plan to expand the project, which carries crude from Alberta’s oil sands to British Columbia’s …
Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which hit insurers with a record space market loss of 369 million euros ($411.21 million), insurance industry sources say. The Vega …
Assicurazioni Generali SpA has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Apollo Global Management’s Tranquilidade, the second-largest non-life insurer in Portugal, people familiar with the matter said. The Italian insurer offered the highest bid for the Portuguese company and is poised …
Banco Santander SA agreed to pay 937 million euros ($1.1 billion) to buy Allianz SE out of an insurance joint venture in Spain, more than halving the value of the German insurer’s assets under management in the country. Aegon NV …
