IBM has agreed to acquire Algorithmics for $387 million. Algorithmics is a risk analytics firm with operations in Toronto, Canada. The company’s risk analytics software and advisory services are used by banks, investment and insurance businesses to help assess risk, …
The man who holds in his hands the fate of U.S. credit, and with it potentially the global economy, favors small tie knots, sports a bushy mustache and smokes his fair share of cigarettes. Beyond that, he is a mystery, …
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of ACE Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, ACE), and has assigned an ‘AA-‘ Insurer Financial Strength rating (IFS) to Agri General Insurance Company (AGIC). Fitch has also withdrawn its rating on ACE’s subsidiary, Westchester …
Fitch Ratings has issued a bulletin, indicating that it “believes that while the 11 March earthquake in Japan will be among the largest insured losses in history, such losses can be absorbed by the insurance and reinsurance industries without widespread …
