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Icahn’s AIG Board Rep Won’t Seek New Term
Samuel Merksamer, who represents billionaire Carl Icahn on the board of American International Group Inc, will not seek re-election to the post at the insurer's annual meeting in May, the company ...
Old-Fashioned Employee Surveys Can Still Give Executives Vital Insight
Scoff at employee surveys all you want. While some may see them as outdated, employee surveys remain a solid way to determine employee engagement, help build morale, shape behavior and learn about ...
Starr Companies Reorganizes Casualty Business Units
Starr Companies said it is making a number of organizational changes within its Casualty business units in a bid to boost efficiency and service. "This new structure will allow for greater synergies ...
Play Ball! Starr Companies Signs Sponsorship Deal With New York Yankees
The New York Yankees has gained a new sponsor: Starr Companies. The global insurance and investment operation said that its multiyear agreement with the Major League Baseball team makes it the ...
Argo Group Acquires Italian Specialty Insurer Ariscom
Argo Group International Holdings is the proud new owner of Italian specialty insurer Ariscom, giving it an efficient way to expand through Europe. Neither side disclosed financial details. Argo ...
China Will Merge Its Insurance, Banking Agencies in Big Regulatory Revamp
China is merging its banking and insurance regulators, giving new powers to policymaking bodies such as the central bank and creating new ministries in the biggest government shake-up in years. The ...
A Phone Call From AIG’s Duperreault; A Deal 72 Days Later
It started with a phone call—from American International Group's Brian Duperreault to Validus Holdings' leader Ed Noonan. Roughly two-and-a-half months later, including time for just over one month ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and Willis Towers Watson
Chubb named a new senior underwriter for its Global Markets unit. Willis Towers Watson appointed one of its rising executives to a new role within its Corporate Risk and Broking segment.
More Industry Consolidation Will Follow the AXA/XL Group Tie-Up: KBW
AXA's planned $15.3 billion acquisition of XL Group Ltd. will spur more consolidation among commercial insurers, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts said in a new report. "The combined AXA/XL would ...