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115-year-old Pan-American Life Insurance Group on track to surpass $2B in revenue
Insurance industry veteran José Suquet's bags were nearly packed for a job in Miami in 2004 when recruiters looking to fill the top job at Pan-American Life Insurance Group in New Orleans came calling. After studying the now-115-year-old…
Korea's insurance associations prepare for leadership shake-up
As the terms of the heads of Korea's two major insurance associations come to an end in December, former private industry executives are emerging as potential successors, industry officials said Monday. The Korea Life Insurance Association…
Challenger rejects Daiichi Life's $4.4 billion takeover offer
Challenger's board has rejected a $4.4 billion takeover offer from Daiichi Life Group, saying it intends to engage with the Japanese insurer's Australian unit to see whether a proposal can be reached that the board can recommend. Challenger said…
The AI credit boom's biggest risk revolves around revenue
There are a couple of statements I feel comfortable making: An excessive amount of capital is being invested in artificial intelligence. The AI industry is going to be sorely pressed to generate acceptable returns on all that capital. The…
BNP Paribas AM builds long-end JGB bet on steep yield curve
BNP Paribas Asset Management has been raising its positions in long-dated Japanese government bonds, attracted by a steep yield curve and signs that domestic demand is returning to the market. The firm has increased its long-end JGB position from a…
Sumitomo Life Holds Japan Bond Investment Pace Steady as Yields Rise
As yields on long-dated Japanese government bonds improve returns on new investments, Sumitomo Life plans to maintain its bond investment pace in the fiscal second half, Reuters reported Oct. 26. The plan comes amid broader demand from Japanese…
Meiji Yasuda Targets ¥200 Billion in Man Group Mandates Over Three Years
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company plans ¥200 billion in investment and asset-management mandates with Man Group over three years, deepening a partnership focused particularly on private credit. Man Group, an investment manager, valued the…
Sumitomo Life to remain cautious on JGB yields, keep investment pace unchanged from H1
TOKYO, Oct 26: Sumitomo Life Insurance said on Monday it would carefully monitor yields on Japan's super-long government bonds, while it would keep its investment pace for Japanese government bonds (JGBs) unchanged in the second half of this year…
Seeking Value: How Talcott compressed an insurance launch into one year
Talcott Financial Group entered the retail annuity market in January with three new products and a technology platform connecting 12 different systems. The company had spent the previous year preparing for the launch, compressing work that its…
Meiji Yasuda to lift Man Group private credit commitment to $1.3 billion
Oct 26: Japanese insurer Meiji Yasuda will raise its capital commitment in hedge fund Man Group's private-credit funds to 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion) and could acquire a 5 per cent equity stake in the British group, the companies said on Monday.
Samsung, SK hynix shareholder return policies in focus ahead of Q3 earnings
Shareholder return policies of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are gaining market attention ahead of their announcements for third-quarter earnings, as investors see them as a key way to address the mismatch between the chipmakers' record-breaking…
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) Price Target Cut to $58.00 by Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR - Get Free Report) had its price target reduced by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $71.00 to $58.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a…
This open enrollment season, employees are looking at benefits differently
Every day in claim and clinical operations, we see the human impact of decisions employees made months, sometimes years, earlier. An employee facing a serious diagnosis. A parent suddenly unable to work. A family navigating the loss of someone they…
Big Week Ahead: Ripple Heads to NYC With Wall Street Heavyweights
This week, Ripple will bring 1,500 of the world's top decision-makers across traditional finance, crypto, academia and the XRP ecosystem to New York City. Ripple is preparing for a major week ahead as the Swell 2026 conference brings together…
Scott Weenink on the Silent Value of Good Corporate Culture - News Anyway
Culture tends to reach the board agenda after something has gone wrong. A conduct breach, a poor staff survey, a regulator's letter or a run of senior resignations prompts a review, and the review usually finds that the warning signs had been there…
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