Marsh & McLennan Cos
| 7:45AM 2/10/2010
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) reported fiscal first-quarter results Tuesday after the close, posting better-than-expected, but flat earnings of $844 million, or 44 cents a share. Gains by its television networks and film and TV...
| 11:30AM 12/21/2009
The spike in banking litigation didn't come, protecting insurers and reinsurers from hefty claims. Look for pricing to stabilize, only a year after the crisis.
| 12:30PM 12/18/2009
Notoriously conservative investors, insurance companies cut their hedge fund allocations in 2009. But as the sting of the financial crisis eases, they'll come back looking for stronger returns.
| 1:00PM 12/08/2009
In an odd twist of logic, it's looking like a good year to be in the catastrophe business. The business of insuring against catastrophes, that is.
Industry insiders now expect that catastrophe bond activity will pass the $3 billion mark for 2009, which didn't really seem possible just did six...