November 30, 2008
Arthur J. Gallagher The HR Group International insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported it has acquired The HR Group, LLC of Brentwood, Tennessee. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The HR Group offers employee benefits products and …
November 30, 2008
Teague Insurance Agency, Wilson Insurance Agency Walter O.L. Johnston Jr., president of Teague Insurance Agency in La Mesa, Calif., and Bradley Wilson, president of Wilson Insurance Agency in Chula Vista, Calif., have merged their agencies. Both agencies have been located …
November 30, 2008
Multinational Claims Require Knowledge of Culture, Currency and Legal Climate In today’s borderless global economy, claims can arise in just about any part of the world where a company does business. Even small and midsize companies with no physical presence …
November 24, 2008
China Life Insurance Co, the world’s biggest life insurer by market value, is interested in buying Asian assets of American International Group, a senior China Life manager briefed on the situation said on Monday. “We want to buy parts of …
November 21, 2008
A consortium led by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is in talks to buy a 49 percent stake in American Life Insurance Co (Alico), a unit of AIG, in a deal that could be worth up to $10.6 billion, …
November 21, 2008
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. reported that the Financial Services Agency of Japan has approved its acquisition by Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Tokio Marine is acquirinsg all outstanding shares of the insurer for $61.50 per share in cash. Tokio Marine previously …
November 19, 2008
In high seas and heavy rain, the supertanker Kasagisan was steaming through the Malacca Strait in February when it was suddenly surrounded by six small boats. The crew of the vessel, heading from Saudi Arabia to Japan with a cargo …
November 14, 2008
Recession has struck much of Europe, data showed on Friday, confirming a widespread economic downturn that world leaders hope to tackle at a weekend summit in Washington. The worst financial crisis in 80 years has weakened the world’s major economies. …
November 10, 2008
The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group has completed the previously announced acquisition of Imagine Group (UK) Limited, a Lloyd’s insurance operation, from Imagine Insurance Company Limited. “Imagine Lloyd’s managing agent will be renamed Max at Lloyd’s Ltd.,” said the announcement. “The …
November 5, 2008
Political leaders urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to help forge a new economic order and lead the world out of its worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Excitement about the election of Democrat Obama as the first black …