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Q3 Catastrophe Fallout: XL Group’s Fitch Ratings Outlook Turns Negative
XL Group got smacked with a negative ratings outlook from Fitch Ratings, thanks to pre-tax natural catastrophe losses in Q3 that hit $1.48 billion. Fitch said it revised the ratings outlook to ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: Q3 Catastrophe Hits ‘Within Our Tolerance for Risk’
Chubb, like many insurers and reinsurers, took significant catastrophe loss-hits from the hurricanes and earthquakes that struck in August and September. But the insurer kept overall net losses to ...
The Role a CEO Should Play in Carrier-Agency Relationships
Years ago during a particularly challenging time for Arbella, the trust we had built with our independent agents was severely tested. On the advice of Arbella's vice chairman and my long-time mentor, ...
New Uniform, Same Team Culture: Allied World Post-Fairfax Deal
Lou Iglesias took on a bigger role at Allied World late in the second quarter, moving from president of North American operations to CEO of Global Insurance. In an interview with Carrier Management a ...
Fosun’s Meadowbrook Insurance Rebrands as AmeriTrust Group, With Acquisitions in Mind
Meadowbrook Insurance Group has changed its name to AmeriTrust Group, Inc., close to three years after Chinese conglomerate Fosun International bought the company. The company's management team, in ...
AIG Hires Former Conn. Insurance Commissioner Leonardi for Lobbying, Communications Role
A former Connecticut insurance commissioner is joining AIG as its new executive vice president, Government Affairs, Public Policy and Communications. Thomas Leonardi takes on his new role as of Nov. ...
The Hartford, Slammed by Hurricane Losses, Still Makes a Q3 Profit
Hurricanes slashed The Hartford's 2017 third quarter net income nearly in half compared to the same period a year ago. The property/casualty insurer's commercial lines and personal lines combined ...
6 Crisis Leadership Tips From Rudy Giuliani, ‘America’s Mayor’
No one anticipated the nature and scale of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, but the immediate response nonetheless drew upon months and years of careful planning and ...