Boardroom Agenda
The Hartford CEO Swift Said He Long Admired Navigators Before Pursuing M&A Tie-Up
It turns out that The Hartford's planned $2.1 acquisition of The Navigators Group is a great example of corporate patience. As The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift explains it, his company's interest ...
The Hartford, Eyeing Specialty Markets, Will Grab Navigators in $2.1B Cash Deal
The Hartford plans to snatch up The Navigators Group in a $2.1 billion cash deal that will boost its specialty insurance and reinsurance offerings while giving it a larger global reach. Plans call ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
Opportunity in Disruption: Preparing for InsurTech’s Elon Musk or Steve Jobs
I recently wrote an article for Carrier Management offering some thoughts about the possibility that an InsurTech would develop a killer app. A killer app, as its name suggests, slays the ...
Office Demotions Are Increasingly Commonplace: HR Survey
Demotions have become increasingly common at the office, with nearly half of all human resources managers reporting that they have seen someone at their company moved to a lesser position, according ...
Argo Group’s Tech Investments Earn Kudos, Outlook Upgrade From S&P
Argo Group's investment in a digital infrastructure and new growth earned a vote of confidence from Standard & Poor's, which raised its outlook for the specialty insurer and reinsurer to positive ...
Execs See AI as Reshaping Finance But Disagree on What It Is
Global financial leaders are convinced artificial intelligence is poised to reshape their industry, and they're ready to invest big. They just can't agree on what it is. The World Economic Forum ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re Group, XL Catlin and AXIS Capital Holdings
A former Chubb executive is joining Everest Re Group in a leadership role at its Reinsurance division. Ex-executives from Willis Towers Watson and Nationwide Insurance are starting as underwriters at ...
Starr Agrees to Snatch Up Aspen’s Aviation Business
Starr Insurance Companies said it will acquire Aspen Insurance's aviation business. Neither side is disclosing the price for the renewal rights, though the aviation book value is worth more than $50 ...