Boardroom Agenda
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2017
Carrier Management's top 10 2017 news stories involved some interesting industry developments. AmTrust had some accounting issues, since resolved, that drew significant reader interest. Former AIG ...
Carrier Growth Strategies Diverge: Disruption Impossible for Some, Embraced by Others
We hold these truths to be self-evident: A shrinking insurance company will sooner or later run afoul of regulators, rating agencies, distributors and customers. It is virtually impossible to ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Hamilton Underwriting, AGCS and More
A former AIG executive will help CNA grow its operations in the metro-Boston region. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty is making some leadership changes in North America. Selective Insurance ...
In Zurich’s Financial District, Landlords Resist Rent Cuts and Offices Lie Empty
Two floors of a prime lakeside office building in the heart of Zurich's financial district remain empty six months after they were offered for lease. While that's a cost for owner Zurich Insurance ...
Zurich Will Pay $2.14B to Snatch Up ANZ’s Australia Life Insurance Biz
Zurich Insurance Group said it will pay more than $2 billion to acquire the life insurance business from an Asia Pacific-based bank. Zurich's $2.14 billion deal to buy OnePath Life from ANZ ...
Agents Still Rule; Consolidation Ahead, State Auto CEO Says
As part of our continuing look at the Future of Insurance (kicked off in the third-quarter edition), Carrier Management asked State Auto CEO Michael LaRocco his view on the question of how insurance ...
Standing Up a New Insurance Carrier: Super Regional State Auto Goes Digital for Real
A lot of property/casualty insurers are talking about digital transformations these days but the change taking shape at a midsized super regional carrier in Columbus, Ohio is different from the rest, ...
Swiss Re CFO Cole Will Step Down; Dacey to Replace Him
Swiss Re's group chief financial officer is stepping down, and the reinsurer is promoting from within to replace him. John Dacey, currently group chief strategy officer, will become group chief ...