Boardroom Agenda
Swiss Re Loses SoftBank as Potential Investor, but Would Welcome Another
Swiss Re AG said it would continue to welcome an anchor investor after Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. ended its pursuit of a stake in the world's second-largest reinsurer. The collapsed talks ...
More Companies Added to Suit Alleging Facebook Ad Tools Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers
A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook's ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies, further widening the ...
For Insurers, Performance Measures Based on Efficient Frontier Analysis May Work Best
Insurance is a unique business, especially when it comes to measuring the performance of a company. Businesses in most industries have a precise knowledge of the cost of their product at the time ...
Much More M&A Is Coming as Companies Seek Scale/Tech Advances: A.M. Best
Expect more property/casualty insurance and reinsurance M&A deals in the months ahead — particularly among smaller carriers — as companies continue seeking scale and technology to improve ...
Vacationing Millennial Employees Call the Office More Than Their Older Counterparts
Older employees on vacation do a better job of not checking in with the office than their younger, millennial counterparts, according to a new survey from accounting/finance staffing firm ...
Billionaire Investor Icahn Sues to Prevent AmTrust From Going Private
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sued the directors of AmTrust Financial Services Inc., Chief Executive Officer Barry Zyskind and the family that controls the insurer to challenge a plan to take the ...
Leadership and Legacy: When Enough Is Enough at the Top
When to retire is one of the toughest decisions for any executive to make. For a CEO at the top of the pyramid, the decision is rife with complexities. Not only must the CEO relinquish day-to-day ...
Icahn, a Large AmTrust Shareholder, Protests Deal to Take Insurer Private
AmTrust Financial Services Inc. jumped almost 12 percent in late trading Thursday after billionaire Carl Icahn disclosed a stake in the company and said he planned to oppose its plans to go private. ...