Boardroom Agenda
Generali Reportingly Prepping a Bid for MetLife European Assets
Assicurazioni Generali SpA is preparing to make a formal bid for the European assets of MetLife Inc. following months of talks, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Italian insurer has been ...
Arch Re to Snatch Up Aspen Re’s Global Credit and Surety Business
Arch Reinsurance said it will acquire global credit and surety renewal rights from Aspen Re, now that the latter company is exiting the line. Both parties have also agreed to start additional ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL, Bold Penguin/CNA and W.R. Berkley
AXA XL launched a six-week program designed to enable client risk managers to develop new products and services for complex risks. CNA is now officially part of a new commercial insurance platform ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Restoration Hardware
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new investment in RH, boosting shares of the luxury furniture and home furnishings chain once known as Restoration Hardware. Berkshire ...
Argo Group Hit With Ratings Agency Black Marks Over Governance Controversy
Standard & Poor's hit Argo Group International Holdings Lt. with a negative ratings outlook, due to an SEC subpoena about executive compensation and the abrupt "retirement" of longtime CEO Mark ...
A Model for CEO Excellence
What separates an excellent CEO from the rest of the pack? In a new study on "The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs," McKinsey & Company looked at the six main elements of the CEO's ...
Digital Auto Insurer Root Jumps Into Rental Insurance Market
Root Insurance, an InsurTech startup known for selling auto insurance, is expanding into the renters market. The Ohio-based InsurTech is launching a renters insurance product it bills as "affordable" ...
Investors Approve of Argo CEO Watson’s Departure; Q3 Results Are Mixed
The day after Argo Group International Holdings announced CEO Mark Watson III was retiring "immediately," investors seemed ecstatic, driving the company's stock price up 5.6 percent on Nov. 6. ...