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Allianz Profit Soars Even as It Deals With PIMCO Setbacks
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit climbed 11 percent, even as investors withdrew funds from its asset manager Pacific Investment Management Co. The shares surged the ...
How to Keep Top Talent After an Acquisition
Merger and acquisition activity in the P/C industry is growing—driven by declining fundamentals and an excess of cash. And negative industry factors, including increased pricing softness, modest ...
$1.8B Endurance/Montpelier Re Merger Up For July Shareholder Vote
Shareholders with both Endurance Specialty Holdings and Montpelier Re Holdings will likely vote on their planned $1.8 billion merger in early July, Endurance Chairman and CEO John Charman said during ...
How Technology Advancements Can Help Insurers Compete
Record consumer churn, new entrants to the market and dramatic changes in consumer preferences have created urgent pressures on Property & Casualty and Life insurers. Many are frantically playing ...
Strengthen Your Team by Building a Training-Centered Corporate Culture
As business conditions grow more challenging, many of us are tempted to set aside activities that don't overtly contribute to the bottom line. Training and development (T&D) might look like one ...
Buffett Expects Berkshire Hathaway Conglomerate to Continue Without Him
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said his life's work won't be broken apart by activist investors once he's no longer at the helm. "The ...
Progressive’s BIG Idea on 2015 InformationWeek Top 100 Tech Innovator List
Auto insurer Progressive announced last week that the company has been included on a list of 100 top business technology innovators in the United States, earning the honor for its Business Innovation ...
Buffett Scoffs at Notion of Berkshire Hathaway Being ‘Too Big to Fail’
Warren Buffett on Saturday rejected the idea that Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a sprawling conglomerate he has built over 50 years, has grown so big that it is now too big to fail and requires tighter ...