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Rate Hikes Barely Keeping Up With Loss Costs: ACE CEO
After reporting a third-quarter combined ratio nearly 14 points below breakeven, and just about equal to the figure reported in last year's third quarter, the leader of ACE Limited predicted that ...
ACE CEO Said Ebola Risk Underwriting Approach is ‘Common Sense’
ACE Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg blasted news reports about his company's stance on Ebola risks as "sensationalized." In response to an analyst's question on the issue during an earnings ...
Travelers CEO Fishman: Q3 Results ‘Just Terrific’
At the start of The Travelers Cos. 2014 third quarter investor call, Chairman and CEO Jay Fishman virtually gushed about the numbers he and his team were about to discuss. "As I am sure you read, the ...
Western World’s CEO Mulligan Retiring; COO Livingston to Fill Slot
Western World Insurance Group announced Monday that Thomas F. Mulligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2015, ending a 33-year span of continuous service. On Oct. ...
Well-Connected CEOs Lead Companies into Bad M&A Deals
Chief executive officers with extensive social connections to board members, executives at other firms, bankers and other financial market participants initiate mergers and acquisitions more ...
Counterpoint: Spending on Ads Never Beats Spending on Insurance Agents
A recent research report published by Cliff Gallant and Matthew Rohrmann of Nomura Equity Research concludes that spending on advertising beats spending on insurance agents. Once again Wall Street ...
Executive Cultures: Do You Remember F&G Re?
The Q4 2014 edition of Carrier Management magazine, broadly themed around reinsurance and risk models, includes a group of articles profiling three members of the new crop of reinsurers in Bermuda. ...
Willis Group, Miller Confirm Deal Talks on London Wholesale Biz
Willis Group Holdings and Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that they have entered into exclusive talks to combine London wholesale businesses to trade under the Miller brand. The resulting ...