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Warren Buffett Gives $2B to Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the U.S., made his largest single charitable contribution with a gift of $2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as he seeks to encourage ...
Deadline Approaches for Aspen Shareholders on Endurance Proposals
With the target date for a vote on two governance proposals from Endurance Specialty Holdings approaching later this month, the ball is in the court of the shareholders of Aspen Insurance Holdings. ...
AIG’s Hancock to Get $11.8M Pay Package as CEO
American International Group Inc.'s Peter Hancock will get a compensation package of $11.8 million a year as the insurer's new chief executive officer. The short-term incentive will be $3.2 million ...
Lawson to Succeed Subramaniam as CEO of FM Global in 2015
FM Global announced Thursday that Executive Vice President Thomas A. Lawson will succeed Shivan S. Subramaniam as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2015. For now, Lawson has been appointed ...
Are Companies Led By Women Better? Now You Can Put Your Money On It
Investors who want to put money behind the idea that female leadership helps companies excel will have a new way to invest on Thursday when Barclays Bank PLC launches the Barclays Women in Leadership ...
ACE Buying Itaú Seguros for $685M to Become Top P/C Insurer in Brazil
ACE Limited announced Friday that it will acquire the large corporate property/casualty business of Itaú Seguros, S.A. from Itaú Unibanco S.A. for roughly $685 million—a deal that will make ACE ...
Computers Writing Earnings Reports
Unless you follow me on Twitter (@SSCLAF or @CarrierMgmt), you probably missed what I viewed as one of the recent highlights of the IICF Women in Insurance Regional Forum. There was lots of good ...
CEO of Oregon WC Writer Accused of Harassment Plans Lawsuit After Firing
The man fired as leader of Oregon's workers compensation agency after just three months on the job has filed notice that he plans to sue over his ouster. John Plotkin alleges his predecessor at SAIF ...