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Tooker to Replace Cholnoky as General Reinsurance President in 2014
John Cholnoky will retire as president of General Reinsurance Corp. during the first quarter of next year, the Stamford, Conn.-based reinsurer said. The company, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway ...
Zurich Defends Financial Reporting
Leaders of Zurich Insurance Group defended the quality of its financial reporting on Friday in response to media speculation and analysts' questions linking financial disclosure issues to recent ...
Compensation Gaps in the Insurance Industry: University Research
As part of a research project focused on analyzing leadership demographics in the insurance industry, Saint Joseph's University examined compensation level for senior officers in various market ...
Saint Joseph’s University Research Shines Light on Gender Diversity in Insurance
The insurance industry has long suffered from a "brand identity" crisis on many fronts. Often accused of improper sales and marketing of our products and poor handling of policyholder claims after a ...
Ackermann Quit Zurich After Being Named in CFO Wauthier’s Suicide Note
Josef Ackermann's abrupt resignation as chairman of Zurich Insurance Group AG came after Chief Financial Officer Pierre Wauthier mentioned him in his suicide note, the company said. "We were informed ...
CEOs Behaving Badly; Performance Graded ‘F’ By Think Tank
With a silhouetted image of a cigar-smoking bigwig reading a failing report card on its cover, a Washington think tank published a study revealing that 38 percent America's top-paid CEOs were either ...
Ackermann Exit at Zurich Insurance Leaves Investors with Questions
Josef Ackermann's abrupt resignation as chairman of Zurich Insurance Group AG days after the suspected suicide of its finance chief sent the insurer's shares tumbling and left investors grasping for ...
G20 Body Says U.S. Could Improve Financial Risk Spotting
The United States could improve how it spots and prevents risks in the financial system from turning into destabilizing crises, a global regulatory task force said on Tuesday. The Financial Stability ...