Editors' picks for the week include Carl Icahn eventually backing AmTrust's go-private deal after the price was raised, and an article on sell-side analyst expectations for insurance stocks.
Downward deferred tax asset adjustment a glancing blow for US life insurers
U.S. life insurers' prospects to achieve a 10th consecutive year of growth in their absolute level of surplus in 2018 will do little to allay concerns about what impending regulatory changes might mean for their relative levels of capitalization in 2019.
Amended filing highlights changes to Genworth/China Oceanwide deal
The sheer volume of documents recently filed by Genworth Financial Inc. and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. to obtain just one of the multiple necessary regulatory approvals for their long-pending merger might in and of itself help ameliorate any concerns about the companies' continued commitment to one another.
Analyst: AmTrust must raise price to get Icahn's support for go-private deal
Keefe Bruyette & Woods equity analyst Meyer Shields told S&P Global Market Intelligence in an interview that AmTrust Financial Services Inc. management may need to increase the company's sale price in order to lock down support from Carl Icahn. That happened June 7 when the investor agreed to support the go-private transaction after the parties agreed to raise the deal price by $1.25 per share.
Foreign bonds, domestic stocks boost earnings for Japanese life insurers
Japan's four largest private life insurers reaped the benefits of portfolio diversification in the year to March 31, data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence shows.
Analysts expect 5 insurance stocks to jump at least 30% over next year
Five insurance broker and underwriter stocks could rise upward of 30% over the next 12 months, and an additional four could climb 25%, based on analyst targets.
