Boardroom Agenda
Old Practices May Help AIG CEO Duperreault Recapture Insurer’s ‘Lost Shine’
Brian Duperreault, who rejoined American International Group Inc as chief executive officer last year to turn the company around, remembers another era when the insurer was trying to blaze a trail ...
State Farm Acquires Naming Rights in NFL, NBA Stadium Deals
One of the sports world's biggest advertisers, State Farm doubled down this week, buying the naming rights for the home venues of the Atlanta Hawks and Arizona Cardinals. State Farm Arena and State ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Arch Insurance and Guy Carpenter
CNA chose a former Accenture executive as its latest chief operations officer. Arch Insurance is bringing an ex-AIG executive to run its U.S. property arm. An executive at Willis Re is switching to ...
French Reinsurer SCOR Turns Back Investor’s $9.6B Takeover Bid, Tickling Shareholders
French reinsurer Scor SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it's still interested in pursuing a deal. Scor shares ...
Specialist Broker Verlingue Boosts UK Presence With ICB Group Acquisition
Specialist corporate insurance broker Verlingue said it has acquired independent U.K. broker ICB Group. Financial details of the deal were not released. With the acquisition of Egham, England-based ...
Markel’s Plans to Snatch Up Nephila Holdings Will Give It a Dominant ILS Market Stake
Specialty insurer Markel Corp. will acquire Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities manager. Plans call for closing the deal, pending regulatory approvals, in the 2018 fourth ...
Navigators Exec Cameron Will Be Next Leader of Lloyd’s Market Association
Sheila Cameron, currently head of International Operations at Navigators Underwriting Ltd., is to become the next CEO of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA), following the announcement that David ...
Aspen Insurance Will Go Private in $2.6B Sale to Investment Manager Apollo
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday certain funds affiliated to alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management LLC will take the insurer private in an all-cash transaction valued at ...
Reinsurance Consolidation Won’t Let Up Anytime Soon: Standard & Poor’s
Expect more reinsurance M&A deals in the coming months as reinsurers seek to remain competitive through tough market conditions, S&P Global Ratings predicts in a ...