Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn’t think he works for one that’s been around for 136 years. The 46-year-old head of Munich Re’s Digital Partners unit has said the industry is “one of the last bastions of …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of the members of Government Employees Group (GEICO), which is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Best also affirmed the ICR …
The spread between two of the dueling offers for reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings virtually disappeared Wednesday amid a fresh market rout, as deal-watchers waited for any sign as to what late entrant Berkshire Hathaway might do next. As of 12:20 p.m. …
Transatlantic Holdings has agreed to discuss National Indemnity Co.’s offer to acquire all of its common stock for $52 per share. Transatlantic said that the National Indemnity offer does not now constitute a “superior proposal” but that it is “reasonably …
A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. made a $3.24 billion buyout offer for Transatlantic Holdings Inc., topping two existing rival bids for the reinsurer. Transatlantic’s board said on Sunday it would “carefully consider and evaluate” the $52-per-share offer …
