Brand Management & Sales
Opinion: The Reinsurance Market Needs More Distribution, Not Less
It is a well-known axiom that for free markets to exist, access must be unencumbered. The more players there are, the more efficient a market will be. Unfortunately for those of us in the reinsurance ...
Zurich’s Hogan Rejoins AIG As Consumer Insurance CEO
American International Group has named Kevin Hogan as chief executive officer of AIG Global Consumer Insurance. Hogan, who previously had a 24-year career at AIG, is expected to formally rejoin AIG ...
Fairfax Financial’s Watsa — Canada’s Buffett— Bets on Blackberry for Long Term
Just over a year ago, Prem Watsa said Research in Motion Ltd., now re-named BlackBerry, was a "Canadian success story," a good buy and a likely turnaround story, despite declining market share. ...
Hiscox USA CEO Sees Revenue Growth From Building Brand And Workforce
When Ben Walter took the helm of Hiscox USA last year, he didn't have decades of underwriting experience on his résumé, nor did he have the intention of recruiting teams of specialty underwriters ...
LinkedIn, Twitter Lead in Slow Race for CEOs’ Social Media Attention
CEOs at Fortune 500 companies have been slow to embrace social media, but their participation on two social media platforms in particular, Twitter and LinkedIn, is growing. A study sponsored by Domo ...Greenberg Among Investors Buying Landmark Tokyo Building
A group including former U.S. insurance magnate Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and an Abu Dhabi sovereign fund have agreed to buy a prominent Tokyo office building for $1 billion, the biggest property deal ...
Aon/Berkshire Deal Roils Lloyd’s Waters
Aon and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced in March that they had negotiated the establishment of a "sidecar" facility to operate at Lloyd's. The deal, which had been in the works for some ...
Small Businesses Leading Hiring Rebound
Chris Yura says it took about six months before he could afford to hire the first employee for the clothing company he started in June 2009. SustainU Clothing now has 20 workers, about half ...