Boardroom Agenda
Zurich Will Pay $409M for QBE’s Latin American Operations
Zurich Insurance Group will pay $409 million for the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE, a deal that will help it become the top insurer in Argentina and build market share in other ...
Hurricanes, Wildfires End Berkshire Hathaway’s 14 Consecutive Years of Underwriting Profit
Buffett, 87, Also Offered Few New Hints About His Succession Plans Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's combination of insurance entities have recorded 14 consecutive years of underwriting profit ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s AIG Claims Costs Rose $1.8B Higher
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. boosted its estimate of the ultimate cost of a deal it made last year to backstop some risks for American International Group Inc. The company increased its ...
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler Sees Value in Adding Anchor Shareholder
Swiss Re AG's chief said the reinsurer would welcome an anchor investor after being approached by billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. In a business where results can change radically ...
Buffett’s Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Could Offer More CEO Succession Clues
Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders is coming Saturday, and it may bring more clues about the 87-year-old billionaire's succession plans at his conglomerate. In ...
Famous CEOs Sink Performance: Research
It's cool when everybody knows your name, but if you're running a big company, fame can have a down side. A new theoretical paper by an Arizona State University professor looks at why CEOs who become ...
Hamilton Insurance Group Reorganizes Lloyd’s Underwriting Operations
Hamilton Insurance Group said it has reorganized a key underwriting team involving its Lloyd's operations after the departure of two executives. Hamilton Underwriting Ltd.—the managing agency of ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco to Take Over MAPFRE’s Personal Lines Biz in Three States
MAPFRE Insurance, which last year decided to exit five states and focus on 11, is turning over its personal lines business in three of those five states to Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual unit. ...