Boardroom Agenda
Willis Re Chairman/Ex-CEO Departs to Become Guy Carpenter’s Next Leader
Willis Re Chairman and former CEO Peter Hearn is jumping ship, moving over to Guy Carpenter as its next leader. Hearn won't become chief executive officer of the Marsh & McLennan-owned ...
Kemper CEO Southwell Plans to Retire Next Year; Replacement Search is On
Kemper Corp. disclosed that its CEO plans to retire next year, and the insurance holding company has already begun the process to search for his replacement. Donald Southwell also serves as the ...
How to Keep Top Talent After an Acquisition
Merger and acquisition activity in the P/C industry is growing—driven by declining fundamentals and an excess of cash. And negative industry factors, including increased pricing softness, modest ...
Buffett Expects Berkshire Hathaway Conglomerate to Continue Without Him
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said his life's work won't be broken apart by activist investors once he's no longer at the helm. "The ...
XL CEO: Illiquid Securities and Infrastructure Will Boost Portfolio Yields
XL Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said the insurer is looking to illiquid securities and infrastructure investments to boost portfolio yields squeezed by interest rates that are near ...
PartnerRe Bans Earnings Call Questions on EXOR’s $6.4B Bid
PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to combine with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., said it would refuse to answer questions on its first-quarter earnings call about the unsolicited $6.4 billion ...
Genworth May Go Private and is Open to Selling Long-Term Care Unit
Life and mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Inc is considering going private and would be open to selling its long-term care insurance unit, among other strategic options, Chief Executive Tom ...
Large International Insurers Challenged by Increasing Regulatory Burden
There is an increased focus globally on international insurance regulation driven by efforts within the G20 major economies to strengthen the international regulatory regime since the financial ...