Leadership & Strategy
Zurich Insurance Plans China, Saudi Expansion
Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to expand in China and Saudi Arabia as the insurer seeks to capitalize on economic growth in the world’s second-biggest economy and largest oil exporter. ...
Will Berkshire’s New Specialty Group Rocket Past Ironshore With $5B In Premiums?
“Word on the street” is that Berkshire’s specialty lines unit, headed up by four executives who recently left American International Group, is gearing up to write a $5 billion book of business, ...
NOAA Forecast: Up to 6 Hurricanes This Season on Atlantic Coast
The government's weather center is forecasting that this year's Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 will be an active one, perhaps even extremely active, during its six months. Experts at ...
Insurers Oppose Pittsburgh Corning Bankruptcy Exit Plan
Insurers fighting Pittsburgh Corning Corp.’s reorganization have asked a judge to rescind her initial approval of the building-supply company’s plan to exit bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ...
How to Manage Workaholics
Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand. A new Florida State University study ...
MPLI Lagging Commercial Lines Underwriting Cycle
Medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) is a smaller specialty property/casualty insurance underwriting segment that has generated strong annual underwriting profits since 2006, considerably ...
‘Systemically Important’ AIG Hunts for Board Member with Regulatory Experience
American International Group Inc.'s board is looking for a new director with regulatory experience, as the insurer readies for the government to classify it as big enough to merit greater scrutiny, ...
Pace of Middle Market M&A Steady: Research Report
Merger and acquisition in the middle market is flat in 2013, according to a first-quarter research report, which attributes the finding to a stalled economy, challenges in Washington around tax and ...