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5 Argo Group Directors Will Retire; Early Annual Meeting Planned
Five Argo Group directors plan to retire as of the beleaguered company's 2020 annual meeting, the company disclosed on Dec. 11. Argo, a Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, said that the ...
3 Veteran Insurance Business Founders Share What They’ve Learned
When Christopher Cavallaro co-founded ARC Excess & Surplus LLC alongside Albert Salvatico and Richard Fierstein in April of 1986, they began the company with $90,000 of their own money. "I don't ...
Carrier Executive Viewpoint: Why We Should Get Involved in Tech User Groups
Today's technology user groups are booming. Independent agency principals, producers, tech staff and customer service representatives all see value when they join peers in gaining and sharing ...
What We Can’t Control: Carrier CFO
As property/casualty insurance leaders work to map out strategies year after year, they face a laundry list of external forces that impact their businesses—many beyond their control. "We must adapt ...
P/C Insurance Market Typically Soft, Analysts Say
Property/casualty insurance carrier executives are challenged to predict the likely state of the market as they shape go-forward strategies for their companies. While 2020 may be a bit off course, ...
Chubb, QBE North America Vet Grange Joins Argo Group in Leadership Role
Argo Group International Holdings has hired Chubb and QBE North America veteran executive Jeff Grange in a leadership role. Grange will serve as executive vice president for U.S. operations at the ...
Passion Makes for Happier Employees and More Successful Companies
In the workplace, a sense of duty is one thing. Passion may be more valuable quality to strive for, however, for employees and the executives who supervise them. A recent posting at the Chief ...
Zurich CEO Greco Reportedly Knocks Cross-Border Mergers
The European insurance sector is too fragmented but large cross-border deals are not the solution to the problem, the head of Europe's fifth-biggest insurer Zurich said in a newspaper interview on ...