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AXIS Surges in Premiums Written, but Net Income Declines
For AXIS Capital Holdings, Ltd., the 2015 fourth quarter represented a last-minute surge of sorts. After an otherwise down year in terms of gross and net written premiums, both spiked higher in Q4, ...
Zurich Insurance Ready to Shrink Some Businesses: Risk Chief
Zurich Insurance Group AG is "prepared to shrink" some of its businesses after being caught off guard by the scale of claims it had to absorb last year, according to Cecilia Reyes, the company's ...
YouTube Videos: the Latest P/C Insurance Millennial Recruiting Weapons
The start of February means the launch of Insurance Careers Month, a combined push by industry groups and executives to attract more millennials to the sector. Their opening salvo: YouTube videos. ...
Icahn, Dissatisfied with AIG’s Actions, Makes His Next Move
Carl Icahn, the activist investor calling for a breakup of American International Group Inc., said the alternative plan presented last week by the insurer's chief executive officer was inadequate and ...
AIG’s Plan to Decentralize and Other Things Revealed in Its Strategic Plan
Of all the changes detailed in American International Group's wide-ranging strategic plan, the insurer's bid to decentralize decision-making among leaders of its operating divisions may be among the ...
The Sharing Leader
Some aspiring leaders think that it is lonely at the top. Not so. Or at least it doesn't have to be. The really effective leaders have learned—and understand—that they cannot do it alone. They ...
National General Grabs Two U.S. P/C Insurers in Multi-State Expansion
National General Holdings Corp. acquired two U.S. regional property/casualty insurers, allowing it to expand into multiple states. The first acquisition involves Century-National Insurance Company, a ...
Innovation Unleashed
William is my dog. By all customary and conventional measures, Willy is not a nice dog. He is not a dog you would encourage your children to entertain. But I love him. Willy is a sad, mad dog with ...