ACE Ltd., the insurer that agreed this month to acquire Chubb Corp., said second-quarter profit rose 21 percent as policy sales climbed. Net income increased to $942 million, or $2.86 a share, from $779 million, or $2.28, a year earlier, …
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, and Evan Greenberg’s ACE Ltd. raised $800 million for a reinsurance venture, at the low end of the announced range. ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd. raised the funds through a private placement, the …
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, and Evan Greenberg’s ACE Ltd. are forming a reinsurance venture that is seeking to raise $800 million to $1.3 billion. The business is named ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd. and is based in …
Investors such as hedge funds and pensions are becoming more sophisticated as they partner with insurers, XL Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said. In the past, capital-markets partners would “pat you on the head and they’d say, ‘You …
ACE Ltd., the Swiss insurer with operations in more than 50 nations, authorized $1.5 billion of share buybacks to take place in 2015. The plan replaces the authorization that expires at the end of this year, according to a statement …
Ace Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg said the influx of Wall Street capital into the reinsurance industry is pressuring rates and that he is prepared to cut sales of backstop coverage. Prices for catastrophe reinsurance have declined about 5 …
