Boardroom Agenda
Multiples Parties Were Interested in XL Besides AXA, Filing Reveals
According to details revealed in a public filing Monday, two parties approached XL Group for potential tie-ups before AXA started to pursue a deal—and seven, in total, were interested before AXA ...
U.S. Public Cos. Dying Quicker; Younger Firms Like ‘Supernovas’ That Shine and Burn Out
At a time when more Americans are living longer, the companies where many people spend their working lives have increasingly shorter lifespans, according to research from Indiana University's Kelley ...
Executives On The Move at AIG and CNA
American International Group hired on a veteran XL Catlin executive for a leadership role in its General Insurance arm. A former AIG executive is joining CNA as its new senior vice president, Global ...
AIG Shifts Some Employees to EY in Managed Tax Services Collaboration Deal
American International Group and Ernst & Young will collaborate on managed tax services and technology in a new five-year agreement that also involves a transfer of some employees to EY. Their ...
Rights of Contract Workers Tested in Tesla Racial Bias Suit
On a fall evening in 2015, Owen Diaz went to drop off food for his 20-year-old son Demetric, whom he'd helped find a job at the same Tesla Inc. factory where Owen operated elevators. As he turned the ...
EU Urges Financial Firms to Plan for Brexit Now Despite Transition Deal
European Union regulators urged banks, investors and customers on Thursday to take "timely action" to avoid disruption to cross-border derivatives and insurance contracts caused by Brexit. Britain ...
‘Brilliant Basics’ Continues at QBE With Naming of New Senior Execs
QBE is continuing to revamp its senior management team as part of an ongoing effort to reshape its strategic focus and create more simplified structure. The effort, known as "Brilliant Basics," ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and Markel
CNA named a former Nasdaq executive to be its new chief procurement officer. Promoting from within, Markel Corporation named its first-ever managing director, strategic customer growth.
Proposed Uber Settlement Addresses Pay Disparity, Sexual Harassment Claims
Uber Technologies Inc.'s $10 million settlement with women engineers who complained they were underpaid compared with men would also rid the ride-hailing giant of liability for potentially hundreds ...