Boardroom Agenda
BCAR Revisited: Understanding A.M. Best’s New Model
Carriers can toss out old playbooks that helped them map financial metrics into A.M. Best ratings, according to rating agency analysts, who are putting finishing touches on a new capital adequacy ...
Hank Greenberg: AIG Let ‘Fox in the Henhouse’ With Icahn Deal
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock won short-term relief at the risk of longer-term challenges by striking an accord with activist investors who want to shrink ...
For years, the insurance industry has been working to reduce the friction that slows down underwriting, claims, and servicing. Now,...
The Hartford CEO Swift: M&A One of Many Possible Growth Options
The Hartford Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift said that M&A is one of many possible options for the property/casualty insurer as it looks at ways to accelerate growth in the months ahead. "We ...
Zurich’s General Insurance Revamp May Affect 8,000 Positions
Last December, Zurich Insurance Group AG announced expanded plans to cut relocate or change at least 1,800 jobs in a bid to save money and revamp its struggling general insurance unit. Now, the ...
AIG Will Expand Board to Include Billionaire Paulson and Icahn Rep
American International Group, Inc. disclosed on Feb. 11 that its board will expand from 14 seats to 16 seats, a move that accommodates two activist shareholders: billionaires John Paulson and Carl ...
AIG’s Quarterly Operating Loss Worse Than Expected; Share Buyback Accelerates
American International Group Inc, the biggest U.S. commercial insurer by premiums, reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly operating loss, hurt by weak underwriting and lower returns on investments ...
Kemper P/C Group Head Exits After Division’s Q4 Operating Loss
Kemper Corp.'s Denise I. Lynch is leaving her position as Property/Casualty group executive, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities, the insurer said. The news comes after Kemper ...
Zurich Announces New CEO Start Date; Q4 Loss Hits $424M
Zurich Insurance attempted to mollify investors on Thursday by bringing forward the start date for incoming Chief Executive Mario Greco and holding its dividend unchanged. But a steeper-than-expected ...