Brand Management & Sales
UK Website Selling Online Taxi Insurance
On Thursday, GoTaxi announced that it had launched a new taxi insurance website in the U.K. The website's objective is to match taxi and cab drivers who are looking for all types of taxi insurance ...
Public Service Exits California Workers Comp
Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.'s exit from California's workers compensation market isn't a reflection of the health of the state's workers' compensation system, according to the California ...
China’s Ping An, Ctrip Travel to Sell Smog Insurance to Tourists
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China's second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists traveling to Beijing and six other Chinese cities. ...
Hartford Financial in Talks to Sell Japan Unit to Orix
Orix Corp., a Japanese finance and leasing firm, said it is in talks to buy Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s unit in the country. Nothing has been decided on the purchase, Tokyo-based Orix ...
Damage Control Underway at Allianz’s PIMCO
In mid-February, a group of current and former PIMCO employees were invited to a private farewell party for Mohamed El-Erian on March 10, to mark his impending departure as chief executive of the ...
Markel’s Michael Crowley: Former Broker COO Deepening Carrier Sales Culture
Michael Crowley had been in the chief operating role of property/casualty insurance organizations for nearly two decades when he signed on to be an executive for Markel Corp. in 2009. But for all of ...
Ironshore Names Executive Committee to Drive Growth Strategy
Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. said it has formed a Group Executive Leadership Committee to formulate the firm's strategy for continued growth and enhanced performance of its group of companies ...
U.S. Investors Closely Monitoring Allianz’s PIMCO
Several U.S. institutional investors said they are closely monitoring the developments at PIMCO, the world's largest bond firm, in the wake of Mohamed El-Erian's abrupt resignation as CEO and ensuing ...