Boardroom Agenda
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Wins Approval to Grab Majority Stake in Indian Lender
Value investor Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. won regulatory approval to buy 51 percent of Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd., marking the first time India's central bank is allowing a foreign ...
‘Associative Thinking’ Can Help High-Performing Employees Soar Even More
"Associative thinking" may seem like a more academic than functional term for the workplace. A leadership expert at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University said, however, that it ...
‘Regtech’ Cos. Stand to Gain From Fragmented Regs of Trump Era
President elect Donald Trump is pro-business and anti-red tape. But what if your business is red tape? Companies whose technology helps banks and investors cope with the welter of post financial ...
A $4.9B Allied World Buy Means Watsa’s Fairfax Is Betting on Trump
Prem Watsa, the Canadian investor who just agreed to buy a Swiss company in his largest deal, called the $4.9 billion agreement a bet on U.S. growth under President-elect Donald Trump. The purchase ...
Carriers Can Avoid Some 2017 Uncertainty by Combating Cyber Risk, Embracing Innovation
Property/casualty face uncertainty about how they'll fare in 2017 for a variety of reasons, but there are four ways the sector can boost its odds for success, a new EY report argues. Insurers can ...
Zurich Gets Green Light to Renovate and Expand Its Swiss HQ
Zurich Insurance Group said it has gained approval to begin a massive renovation project for its Swiss headquarters, even as the insurer continues a broader, wide-ranging effort to cut costs. ...
What’s Next for Zurich and AIG; Commercial Insurance Appetites Explained
Executives of Zurich Insurance Group and American International Group separately updated shareholders on transformation initiatives reshaping their businesses in November—with each saying they plan ...
Nonprofit Urges Buffett’s Berkshire to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
A Nebraska nonprofit on Friday said it will propose that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sell its investments in oil refiner Phillips 66 and other companies involved in fossil fuels over 12 ...