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Britain’s Aviva Boots CEO, Plans to Appoint Successor Within Four Months
Aviva is replacing its chief executive Mark Wilson after his sweeping transformation of the British insurer did not deliver the returns shareholders were looking for. During his six years in charge, ...
Lending Tree Forks Over $370M for QuoteWizard, an Online Insurance Comparison Marketplace
Online financial services marketplace LendingTree Inc. said it has agreed to acquire QuoteWizard.com, one of the largest online insurance comparison marketplaces. Since its founding in 2006, ...
Small Businesses ‘Frustrated’ With Commercial Insurance Purchase Process: Accenture
Small commercial insurers aren't giving their client base what they want – a simple and easy purchase experience. Whether online or through an agent, business owners are left confused, frustrated ...
RenaissanceRe Non-Committal About Exploring ‘Strategic Alternatives’
A ReinaissanceRe shareholder's call for the company to explore a possible sale is drawing a non-committal response from management. TimesSquare Capital Management, an institutional management firm ...
Are Current Climate Change Mitigation Targets Feasible? We’ll Find Out on Oct. 8
The world's leading climate scientists this week are preparing the final version of a cornerstone United Nations report to assess whether global temperatures can be kept in check this century to ...
Aspen Founder, CEO O’Kane to Depart in 2019; Brit Chairman Cloutier to Replace Him
Aspen Insurance Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer Chris O'Kane plans to step down in the 2019 first half, after investment manager Apollo Global Management LLC closes its $2.6 billion deal to ...
AmTrust Shareholder Wants Regulator Rejection of $2.95B Privatization Plan or Higher Price
One of AmTrust Financial Services' shareholders is lobbying state regulators to oppose the insurer's move to go private. "Make no mistake, privatization is bad for investors, bad for brokers, bad for ...
Greenlight Re Invests in Hong Kong-Based Blockchain Business
A division of Greenlight Capital Re has invested in a blockchain-related business based in Hong-Kong. The Cayman Islands-headquartered property/casualty specialist reinsurer said it pursued a ...