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Zurich Insurance Profit Falls
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, fell short of an earnings target as fourth- quarter profit fell 20 percent on lower income from the general insurance unit. The shares ...
$5B is Magic Number for M&A Deals: Catlin CEO
Stephen Catlin, who is selling his Lloyd's of London insurer to XL Group Plc for $4.2 billion, expects the pace of mergers among smaller insurers to gather pace. "Anyone who has got a market value of ...
QBE North America CEO Duclos: Clarity Is Key in Transformation
When you set out on a multiyear journey to transform a property/casualty insurance company, you need to win the hearts of employees involved in the process, the executive leading the turnaround of ...
With Restructuring Complete, Hartford’s Risk Appetite Expanding: CEO Swift
When Liam McGee and Christopher Swift began their stints as chief executive and chief financial officer at The Hartford in late 2009 and early 2010, both outsiders sensed the need to work on ...
Warren Buffett Wants to Buy More Companies Abroad
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is likely to buy a small business in Western Europe and he would like to buy more businesses abroad. "We'd like to buy more businesses around ...
Five Questions Senior Managers and Directors Should Ask Reserving Actuaries
Best practices and due diligence suggest that property/casualty insurance company boards of directors, often via their audit committees, should annually interview the actuary who delivers the ...
Insurance and the Millennial Challenge: Making the Industry Compelling for a New Generation
As long as Bob O'Leary can remember, the insurance industry has often struggled to attract young people to its ranks. The 59-year-old president and CEO of Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has been in the ...
Are You Leadership Material? ‘Executive Presence’ Defined
Want to be a leader in your field? Your years of professional experience and job prowess prove you've got what it takes. But in order to rocket from middle management to the C-suite, you'll need more ...