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The Motley Fool
October 26, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Aon Mired in Marsh World's second-largest insurance broker accused of improper business practices.   |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004
Bill Mann |
When in Doubt, Decapitate Eliot Spitzer announced that the State of New York would not pursue criminal charges against disgraced insurance broker Marsh & McLennan after it promised reforms and accepted the resignation of its CEO, replacing him with a former Manhattan prosecutor. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2004
Bill Mann |
No Better Than Two-Bit Hustlers Marsh & McLennan's expertise apparently included convincing clients to overpay for insurance. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Marcia Vickers |
The Secret World of Marsh Mac CEO Jeff Greenberg presides over the arrogant and tight-lipped culture of Marsh & McLennan, where conflicts of interest abound. There's more trouble coming from Eliot Spitzer for the world's largest insurance broker. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Bill Mann |
Marsh's 2nd Annual Massive Fraud? Marsh & McLennan has been cut in half in the last three days following allegations that it had rigged bids to convince its customers to overpay for insurance policies that it brokered on their behalf. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2004
Rogene Calvet |
Is Marsh Ringing the Value Bell? Does a troubled global insurer offer a buying opportunity? |
BusinessWeek
March 27, 2006
Diane Brady |
Hank Greenberg At War One year after Hank Greenberg was forced out of the insurance empire he built, the wounds are still raw. Then again, his battle against AIG has only just begun. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
Erin Schulte |
Buying Insurance Eliot Spitzer has gone on the warpath again, this time against insurance companies, leaving their stocks wounded --- some critically --- along the trail. |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010 |
Hard Choices: Joe Plumeri The chairman and CEO of insurance brokerage giant Willis Group on shunning contingent commissions and forgoing millions |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Marcia Vickers |
Warren And Hank Are Set For A Grilling When Buffett and Greenberg meet with Spitzer and the feds, old feuds may flare. Insurance experts are wondering if the rendezvous with regulators will turn into a showdown between the two icons. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Diane Brady |
Marsh Mac's Integrity Injection The beleaguered financial-services giant places a bet on premier risk consultancy Kroll Inc. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2005
Bill Mann |
Greenberg: L'AIG C'est Moi Even if Hank Greenberg steps down as AIG's Chairman, the company won't be able to escape his shadow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2005
Bill Mann |
Marsh: We're on Cut 182 A bigger fine and a slashed dividend say that normalcy has yet to return to Marsh & McLennan, the insurance brokerage, money management, and consulting powerhouse. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Allstate: A Stock I'd Love to Own Thanks to a banner year and an aggressive buyback program, Allstate might look a bit cheap right now. It's priced at about 12 times trailing earnings. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Marsh & Mac Drops the Ax Marsh & McLennan tries to cut its way to an operational recovery. Investors are becoming increasingly complacent about Marsh's flagging stock price and operations that appear to be just spinning their wheels. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
Running in Place at Marsh & McLennan More changes are in store at the insurance broker and consulting firm, as management continues to try to turn things around. |
CFO
December 1, 2004
Randy Myers |
Busting the Brokers Eliot Spitzer's latest investigation has companies taking a hard look at their insurance programs. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Gallagher's Mixed Bag The insurance brokerage reports good earnings, but a subpoena sinks its stock. |
Managed Care
December 2004
Ed Silverman |
Spitzer Just Getting Started on Health Care Initial reports of alleged rigged insurance bids focused on major brokers and insurers of commercial lines. But then news quickly surfaced that the New York attorney general was also going to look at the health insurance industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back MarshMac heart attack... Kicking the curse, Boston-style... eBay investors say "Buy it now"... Busy on Thursday?... |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Spitzer Slips New York's ace prosecutor loses a big financial fraud case -- the first of many? Even the U.S. Supreme Court is toughening standards for prosecuting white-collar crime. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Arch Capital Shows Its Stuff The benefits of management discipline come to light when big storms hit. With that in mind, Bermuda-based reinsurer Arch Capital showed the virtues of its management this quarter. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Brady & Byrnes |
AIG: Get Ready For Starr Wars The fight over a secretive entity that wields enormous influence over AIG is just starting. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Spitzer Pumps Up the Volume New York's attorney general aims at the shady practice of payola in the music industry. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2004
Philip Durell |
Hunting for Value: Part 2 This value investor looks for Fallen Angels, Bankruptcy Survivors and the elusive Stealth Stocks. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Brady & Vickers |
AIG: What Went Wrong A look at how AIG insurance got itself in such a mess -- and where all the probes are headed. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Berkley Built to Succeed W.R. Berkley is a top-notch specialty insurer, but investors -- watch out for that valuation. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
Rich Smith |
Spitzer for Governor? Crusading prosecutor takes aim at New York's governor's mansion. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Spitzer Eyes Insurance Unethical or illegal conflicts of interest amongst major insurance brokers and providers could be costing consumers. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Marsh & McLennan Still Stuck in Muck Recovery will be lengthy for this embattled and scandalized insurance broker. Investors who believe that the company can navigate its remaining settlements, push through higher commissions, retain key employees, and fix the ailing Putnam business should be well-rewarded over time. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 18, 2009
Orla O'Sullivan |
AIG Uproar Sees Spitzer Weigh In The real disgrace in what A.I.G. did with almost $200 billion in government bailouts was not the payment of executive bonuses, but payments to banks, Eliot Spitzer said in an interview Wednesday morning. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2006
Brian D. Pacampara |
Mr. Market's 3 Biggest Weaknesses Investors, learn to hit Mr. Market where (and when) it hurts him the most. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Berkshire Hathaway's Lackluster 2011 Berkshire's stock didn't shine in 2011. What went wrong? |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004
Bill Mann |
Berkshire Sells Insurance! Oh My! Many are wondering when the multiheaded insurance scandal is going to tag Berkshire Hathaway. Relax, folks. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Buz Livingston |
Berkshire Thankful to Mother Nature Berkshire's pricing, along with the dearth of reinsurance, has spurred rapid growth in the "catastrophe bond" market. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Bogged Down at Marsh There are plenty of things for investors to worry about with Marsh & McLennan. Further regulatory sanctions could come, mutual funds arm Putnam is still deteriorating, and the company has had to battle to keep employees on board. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Suzanne Woolley |
Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005 |
Hank Greenberg And History The AIG scandal won't dim his legacy in furthering global trade. Even executives brought down by scandal are entitled to be judged as much for what they built as for how they ended their reign. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Out with a Bang Eliot Spitzer may have less than a month left as New York State's attorney general, but the governor elect says there two new Wall Street cases he's taking on before year's end. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Marsh & McLennan Still Regrouping The success of this turnaround will rest with the insurance and services company's ability to stay relevant to clients. The stock is at least worth a value investor's due diligence time. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2005
Bill Mann |
Christmas in March Was Berkshire's annual letter good? Yep, and given the environment, that's quite an accomplishment. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
AIG Returns to Form While industry conditions can never be predicted with certainty, AIG may be one of the better choices for investors looking for insurance exposure. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Diane Brady |
When Your Name Is Mud, Advertise Companies in crisis used to lie low. The new response to bad press is positive spin |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2004
Bill Mann |
Spitzer in Need of Update You'd think the New York attorney general's office would offer more warnings about Wall Street's wrongdoers. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2005
Bill Mann |
AIG: Things Left Unsaid What were the first signs of trouble at AIG? The fact that it was doing the impossible was a big one. Now that regulators and prosecutors have their knives out over the insurance giant, the author has gone back and looked at some of his own skeptical coverage on the company. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Mixed Quarter at Marsh Marsh Mac's current sluggish growth may soon speed up. The financial-services firm doesn't expect improved profitability until at least the end of this year, but the sale last week of the struggling Putnam Investments division is a good step in that direction. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
Russ Banham |
Seeing No Evil The contingent-commission scandal has called into question long-standing insurance practices. But corporate risk managers share the blame. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2008 |
Would You Invest With Client No. 9? Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York State governor once heralded as Sheriff of Wall Street, is mulling launching a distressed real estate fund. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005 |
Is $2,575 Too Much for Lunch? On a recent eBay auction, customers bid on a Power Lunch with Wall Street Titan Ace Greenberg, former chairman of Bear Stearns and member of the Society of American Magicians. |
Insurance & Technology
October 12, 2004
Wendy Toth |
ACE USA Targets Small Market Carrier adapts large-market offerings with ACEONLINE. |
