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AmWINS Will Buy Partners Specialty Group, Adding to Already Giant Broker Operation
Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge, creating a combined firm that will place a whopping $14 billion in annual premiums. Neither ...
U.S. Insurers Push to Keep Key Expert on Financial Stability Oversight Council
With no sign of a replacement in the works, the U.S. insurance industry is pushing to prevent the departure of a key figure on the federal body that determines how large insurance companies are ...
Why Insurers Should Look for Emotional Intelligence in Hiring and How to Spot It
According to the World Economic Forum's 2016 Future of Jobs Report, emotional intelligence will be one of the top 10 job skills in 2020. The sought-after skill is actually a collection of personal ...
Executives On The Move at Sompo International and Markel Corp.
An ex-QBE exec is now with Sompo International in a leadership position focused on loss control. Markel Corp. promoted one of its executives to become managing director, Global Insurance Business ...
Departing AIG CEO Hancock Paid Nearly $9.6M in 2016, Despite Bonus Denial
American International Group Inc's board of directors declined to award Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock a cash bonus for his work last year, after the company's dismal financial performance ...
Billionaire Investor John Paulson Reportedly Planning AIG Board Exit
Billionaire John Paulson is planning to step down from American International Group Inc.'s board after his hedge fund sold shares in the insurer, according to a person familiar with the plan. The ...
2016 P/C Insurer Annual Statement Highlights: Immigrants, Brokers and the E-Street Band
We've been reviewing the annual reports of property/casualty insurers over the past few weeks to unearth interesting insights from executives and board chairmen. What follows is a subjective ...
‘Adopt an Outsider’s View’ and Other Tips for Transitioning CEOs
Not all chief executives will be exceptional. What separates the top performers from the rest of the pack? A new study by McKinsey & Co. offers three lessons to help transitioning CEOs become ...