Boardroom Agenda
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley, QBE, Argo and Ironshore
QBE North America hired a former AIG human resources executive to fill a key human resources role. Argo Group appointed a new president of Argo Pro U.S. Ironshore Inc. named a new leader for its ...
Share Price Changes After Sudden CEO Deaths Highlight Top Execs’ Importance
How have shareholders' perceptions of significance of chief executive officers changed over time? Craig Crossland, an assistant professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza ...
CNA Grabs More Chubb Veterans for Leadership Positions
CNA Financial Corp., majority-owned by the Tisch family's Loews Corp., hired Kathleen Ellis and Drew Feldman to be senior vice presidents as the property-casualty insurer picks up more veterans of ...
Swiss Re, Generali, Gulf Re Execs Tapped to Lead Aspen’s Dubai Expansion
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. hired senior underwriting managers for a new Dubai reinsurance operation as the company seeks expansion in the Middle East and Africa. Peter Thompson, formerly of ...
European Insurance Industry Fintech Upgrades Threaten Thousands of Jobs
The rush is on to replace people with software in Europe's insurance industry as cost cutting and automation become increasingly crucial to bolstering earnings. Zurich Insurance Group AG is ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, BHSI, Great American, PCI and More
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance hired a veteran AIG executive. Chubb promoted one of its own to a leadership position in its North America Commercial Insurance division. Great American ...
Hartford CEO Swift Made $10M in 2015, Almost Double the Previous Year
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said that Chief Executive Officer Chris Swift's pay package nearly doubled to $10 million for last year as stock awards climbed. The compensation included a ...
M&A Deals Fuel Continued Surge in Transactional Risk Insurance: Marsh
M&A deals spurred a double-digit jump in the use of transactional risk insurance in 2015 as players on both sides sought to limit risk and improve deal terms, Marsh has found. Marsh's mergers and ...