CEO / Chief Executive
Shah Departs as RMS CEO; Silicon Valley Vet White Replaces Him
Hemant Shah is out as CEO of catastrophe modeler RMS, and veteran Silicon Valley technology executive Karen White has been appointed to replace him. It is unclear if Shah, who is also an RMS ...
Pie Insurance Rolls Out First Online Workers Comp Policies in 4 States
Pie Insurance said it is ready to start selling its first workers compensation policies, and the InsurTech startup expects to be operating in 15-20 states by the end of 2018. Policies are slated to ...
AmTrust Will Go Private; Deal Involves CEO Zyskind, Stone Point Capital
AmTrust Financial Services has sealed a deal to become a private company, after first disclosing plans to do so in early January. "This transaction represents an exciting step forward for AmTrust, ...
Zurich Will Pay $409M for QBE’s Latin American Operations
Zurich Insurance Group will pay $409 million for the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE, a deal that will help it become the top insurer in Argentina and build market share in other ...
Hurricanes, Wildfires End Berkshire Hathaway’s 14 Consecutive Years of Underwriting Profit
Buffett, 87, Also Offered Few New Hints About His Succession Plans Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's combination of insurance entities have recorded 14 consecutive years of underwriting profit ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Gained From Trump Tax Cuts; Insurance Division Took Cat Cost Hit
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was a big winner from the recent tax overhaul. Book value, a metric he's called a "crude, but useful" way to track the conglomerate's worth, climbed 13 ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley and Markel
W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed a new head of its Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group and its previous leader is taking on a new job within the company. Markel Corp. is getting a new leader for its Markel ...
Anbang Insurance Seized by Chinese Government; Founder Charged With Fraud
China's government seized temporary control of Anbang Insurance Group Co. and will prosecute founder Wu Xiaohui for alleged fraud, cementing the downfall of a politically-connected dealmaker whose ...