Boardroom Agenda
Allianz Pays $738M For General Insurance Assets of SulAmerica in Brazil
Allianz SE agreed to pay 667 million euros ($738 million) for the general-insurance assets of SulAmerica, a deal that will make the German firm Brazil's second-largest provider of motor insurance. ...
QBE Hires Ex-Willis Towers Watson Exec Jones to Lead Its North American Operations
QBE has hired a former Willis Towers Watson executive as the new leader for its North American operations. Todd Jones will be taking over as QBE North America CEO on Oct. 1, 2019, after having most ...
Many Men Claim They’ve Faced U.S. Workplace Age Discrimination: Hiscox
Age discrimination affects over one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are men, according to a new Hiscox survey. With that in mind, the international specialist ...
The Coming Talent War Over Millennials and Their Transformational Skills
By as early as 2025, as much as 75 percent of the global workforce could be millennials, and they will bring a whole new set of demands and expectations to the modern workplace. Importantly, they ...
Cheating Spouses More Likely to Pursue Workplace Misconduct: Study
People who cheat on their spouses are a lot more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace, according to a new academic study. The researchers looked at the records of police officers, ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: ‘Lots of Levers’ Can Be Pulled to Keep Improving Margins
The Travelers Companies CEO Alan Schnitzer reassured analysts that the insurer "has lots of levers" it can pull to keep improving margins and profitability, even though its combined ratio ticked ...
Price Increases Boost Chubb’s Premiums but Net Income Dips Slightly
Chubb's saw its net income dip slightly and its P/C combined ratio nudge higher during the 2019 second quarter, but price increases led to solid premium gains. "This quarter was about growth and ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Berkshire Hathaway and CFC Underwriting
Chubb added new coverage for the food service industry on its digital platform for small businesses. Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies expanded its commercial automobile product into new ...