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Willis Towers Watson CEO Sees Brexit Upside
John Haley, who merged his U.S. consulting firm with an insurance broker this year to form London-based Willis Towers Watson Plc, said the company is well-equipped to deal with disruption from U.K. ...
U.S. Carriers Must Adapt to Creeping Demographic Changes: Conning
Future customers for U.S. personal lines insurers are shaping up to be starkly different, demographically speaking, than they have been previously, Conning asserts in a new report. With this in mind, ...
Picture an experienced underwriter who’s spent 30 years building carrier relationships, spotting risks others miss, and mentoring producers. Over the...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Starr Companies, JLT Re and More
XL Catlin tapped a former AIG executive to lead its new division focused on global mergers and acquisitions. Starr Companies hired a new person to lead its Financial Lines arm. JLT Re named a Guy ...
China’s Fosun Pledges Ironshore Will Hit IPO ASAP This Year
Fosun Group, China's biggest private conglomerate, will list U.S. property/casualty insurer Ironshore Inc "as soon as possible" this year, Guo Guangchang, the company's billionaire co-founder and ...
Brexit Fallout: QBE to Review UK-Based Operations; Marsh Maps Exit Options
QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its U.K.-based operations in light of last week's vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union. "The referendum outcome may require a ...
National General to Pay $165M for Regional Auto Insurer Direct General
National General Holdings Corp. will pay $165 million for a Tennessee-based property/casualty insurer focused on nonstandard auto business. The New York City-based specialty insurance holding company ...
Brexit Vote Fallout Will Not Be Solved Quickly
To leave, or not to leave: That is the question. Still. After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never ...
XL Group Shareholders Approve Ireland-to-Bermuda HQ Switch
XL Group plc's shareholders approved plans to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Bermuda, a process it hopes to complete in the 2016 third quarter. That doesn't mean that XL Group is ...