Latest Munich Re Headlines

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AIG TO ACQUIRE HSB GROUP

Sep 4 2000 // American International Group Inc. and HSB Group, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AIG will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of HSB Group. The total value of the transaction is approximately...

AIG Agrees to Purchase HSB Group Inc.

Sep 4 2000 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced it made a definitive agreement to acquire HSB Group Inc. for a price of approximately $1.2 billion.“We think that the synergies are terrific, and we look forward to...

Holocaust Controversy Halts American Re/UNG Deal

Aug 21 2000 // Last August, American Re, a subsidiary of Germany’s Munich Re-the world’s biggest reinsurer-agreed to acquire American Insurance Service Inc. (AIS) and its United National Group (UNG) with assets of an...

AIG to Acquire HSB Group

Aug 18 2000 // American International Group, Inc. and Hartford Steam Boiler Group, Inc. (HSB) have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AIG will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of HSB Group. HSB stockholders will...

German Insurers May Join Holocaust Panel

Jul 25 2000 // German insurers might now become members of an international Holocaust claims panel through their industry association, a Jewish advocacy group was reported as saying by Reuters news service Monday. The move could help...

Holocaust Issues Delay Munich Re Acquisition

Jun 26 2000 // A ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will further delay Munich Re subsidiary, American Re’s purchase of Pennsylvania based asset management company, United National Group.A lower court judge had ordered the...

Allianz, Munich Re Affirmed

Jun 12 2000 // Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed its “AAA” counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on entities of both the Munich Reinsurance Group and the Allianz Group. The affirmation...

Allianz, Munich Re Reduce Holdings to Fund Expansion

May 4 2000 // Allianz and Munich Re are planning to reduce mutual cross-shareholdings worth more than $7 billion, while selling off some holdings in jointly held companies in order to free up cash for an expansion in fund management and...

Munich Re Under Fire in New York

Apr 10 2000 // New York state is considering possible action against German reinsurer Munich Re’s U.S. unit American Re over Holocaust-era insurance policies. The company had been issued an April 7 deadline to submit a list of...

Munich Re at Impasse with Regulators over Holocaust Claims

Apr 3 2000 // The dialogue between the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and Germany’s Munich Re came down to a legal standoff in March with respect to the reinsurer’s perceived delays in turning over documents...