Boardroom Agenda
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Starr Companies, JLT Re and More
XL Catlin tapped a former AIG executive to lead its new division focused on global mergers and acquisitions. Starr Companies hired a new person to lead its Financial Lines arm. JLT Re named a Guy ...
China’s Fosun Pledges Ironshore Will Hit IPO ASAP This Year
Fosun Group, China's biggest private conglomerate, will list U.S. property/casualty insurer Ironshore Inc "as soon as possible" this year, Guo Guangchang, the company's billionaire co-founder and ...
Brexit Fallout: QBE to Review UK-Based Operations; Marsh Maps Exit Options
QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its U.K.-based operations in light of last week's vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union. "The referendum outcome may require a ...
National General to Pay $165M for Regional Auto Insurer Direct General
National General Holdings Corp. will pay $165 million for a Tennessee-based property/casualty insurer focused on nonstandard auto business. The New York City-based specialty insurance holding company ...
Brexit Vote Fallout Will Not Be Solved Quickly
To leave, or not to leave: That is the question. Still. After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never ...
XL Group Shareholders Approve Ireland-to-Bermuda HQ Switch
XL Group plc's shareholders approved plans to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Bermuda, a process it hopes to complete in the 2016 third quarter. That doesn't mean that XL Group is ...
W.R. Berkley Chairman Urges Greater Carrier/Agent Cooperation on Lowering Costs
Partnership and greater efficiency will help lead the way to continued profitability for the property/casualty insurance industry despite a new level of uncertainty globally, according to William R. ...
Boards of Directors Doomed to Fail: Research
How effective is a board of directors at overseeing company executives? Highly ineffective, according to a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University professor, which finds boards cannot ...