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Update: Swiss Re Weighs Investment in Chinese Insurer Anbang, Say Sources

China’s attempts to find new investors for Anbang Insurance Group Co. are gathering pace, as Cerberus Capital Management LP to Swiss Re AG size up the embattled insurer and its overseas operations. Cerberus and Swiss Re are among parties that …

RenaissanceRe Estimates Q3 Claims Costs of $155M from Natural Catastrophes

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it currently estimates that the cost of claims from third quarter 2018 catastrophe events will have an estimated net negative impact of approximately $155 million on its third quarter 2018 results. The estimated losses for these …

Swiss Re to Post ‘Large’ Q3 Losses from Italy Bridge Collapse, Natural Disasters

Swiss Re AG said it will post relatively “large” losses from claims in the third quarter, as man-made disasters including the collapse of a bridge in Italy add to damage from storms. Natural disaster claims, mainly from Japan and North …

SCOR Denies Press Rumors of Talks with PartnerRe

French reinsurer SCOR formally denied press claims that the group has been in merger discussions with PartnerRe or any other company. The SCOR statement, which was issued on Sept. 4, comes on the heels of a revelation on the same …

French Reinsurer SCOR Spurns $9.6B Acquisition Offer from Insurer Covea

French reinsurer SCOR SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it’s still interested in pursuing a deal. SCOR shares climbed the most in almost a decade. Covea, a French mutual insurer …

AXIS Names Ventresca to New Position of Chief Strategy Officer

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that Linda Ventresca has been appointed to the newly created position of chief strategy officer. Reporting directly to president and CEO Albert Benchimol, Ventresca will be responsible for guiding the development of the company’s strategic …

Swiss Re Names Higginbotham as CEO Reinsurance EMEA, Succeeding Henchoz

Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and regional president EMEA and member of the group executive committee, effective Sept. 1, 2018. Higginbotham succeeds Jean-Jacques Henchoz, who has decided to leave Swiss Re to become …

Hannover Re’s CEO Wallin to Retire, Succeeded by Swiss Re’s Henchoz

Hannover Re announced that Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin will retire following the company’s annual general meeting on May 8, 2019. He will be succeeded on that date by Jean-Jacques Henchoz (53), who has been appointed as a member of …

AXIS Re Appoints PartnerRe’s Pollak to New Role as Head of Product Center

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that Marcus Pollak has been appointed to the newly created role of head of Product Center for AXIS Re. Based in Zurich, Pollak will lead underwriting process and portfolio management activities for AXIS Re, and …

SoftBank Borrows $8B, Backed by Its Stake in Alibaba, Say Sources

SoftBank Group Corp. borrowed about $8 billion through a margin loan backed by its Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. stake as the Japanese technology giant aims to bolster its financial flexibility, according to people familiar with the matter. The loan, guaranteed …