Boardroom Agenda
Warren Buffett’s 50th Year Running Berkshire Hathaway Marred By Stock Slump
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares traded near record highs at the beginning of Warren Buffett's 50th year running the company. More recently, the stock has begun to sag. Shares have slumped 5.2 percent ...
Travelers’ Fishman, Suffering From ALS, Will Step Down as CEO Dec. 1
Jay Fishman is stepping down as CEO of The Travelers Companies on Dec. 1, due to a neurodegenerative condition that appears to be a form of ALS. Alan Schnitzer is set to replace him as chief ...
AIG Focuses on Japan Integration Plan, Putting More M&A On Hold For Now
American International Group Inc. plans to sit out the unprecedented wave of insurance industry dealmaking and instead focus on integrating businesses in Japan. The timetable for merging AIU with ...
A.M. Best Issues Ratings Downgrade For PartnerRe; S&P Goes ‘Negative’
PartnerRe's agreement to be acquired by Italian investment firm EXOR for $6.9 billion rather than merge with AXIS Capital Holdings drew a swift rebuke from A.M. Best, which downgraded its financial ...
A Different Take on Insurance Price Optimization
Bill Gausewitz, Esq., recently published an intriguing article in Carrier Management that supports insurers using "price optimization" approaches to make profits. He pits "…business goals of growth ...
EXOR to Buy PartnerRe for $6.9B; AXIS Gets $315M Breakup Fee
PartnerRe, after fighting for months against an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR, has finally relented, agreeing to its overtures to buy the Bermuda-based reinsurer for $6.9 ...
Google, Berkshire, 8 Others Commit to Renewable Energy Investments
Some of the biggest U.S. corporate names offered their support—and billions of dollars in green financing pledges—to buttress the Obama administration's quest for a global agreement on combating ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...