Boardroom Agenda
Optimize Your Business Transformation Efforts
Only 30 percent of business transformation efforts deliver their intended benefits and meet their planned targets, but a new article from McKinsey & Co. reveals a few tips that can help increase ...
AIG’s New CEO After Hancock? Someone From Outside Might Be Better
With AIG CEO Peter Hancock on his way out the door after failing to reverse the insurer's fortunes, some see the board turning to an outside replacement rather than an internal candidate in what ...
AIG CEO Peter Hancock to Depart After Four Losses in Six Quarters
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock is stepping down after posting four losses in six quarters—results that hurt investors including activists Carl Icahn and ...
Generali Reportedly Ramping up Plans to Sell Dutch Business
Italy's biggest insurer Generali has hired BNP Paribas to sell its Dutch business as part of a plan to cut costs in weaker markets and boost profits, sources told Reuters. Generali, which generates ...
AmTrust Gets A.M. Best Outlook Dropped to Negative Over Annual Report Delay
AmTrust Financial Services's disclosure of a filing delay for its annual report due to an internal audit drew a quick, negative reaction from A.M. Best. The ratings agency revised its outlook to ...
Executives On The Move at AIG and Brit Global Specialty USA
AIG's deputy general counsel is retiring, and his replacement begins in the position on March 8. Brit Global Specialty USA has a new senior vice president with a focus on cyber and technology. *** ...
QBE CEO’s Relationship With Assistant Distracts From Stellar Financial Results
Although Australia's QBE reported its best underwriting results in six years, Group CEO John Neal was forced to field a barrage of questions during a media briefing about why the board decided to ...
Report: AIG Explores Penalizing or Booting CEO Hancock Over Turnaround Setback
American International Group Inc's directors are discussing whether to penalize or oust Chief Executive Peter Hancock over a major setback in the insurance firm's turnaround plan, the Wall Street ...