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Executives On The Move at AXIS Re and PartnerRe
The leader of a major AXIS Re division is retiring, and someone is being promoted from within to replace him. PartnerRe hired an outside executive to help run its Americas division.
AmTrust to Sell Surety, Credit Reinsurance Biz to Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual Insurance said it has agreed to acquire the global surety and credit reinsurance operations of property/casualty insurer AmTrust Financial Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. ...
‘New Recipe’ Could Make Innovation Easier
Two years ago, when Michael Fitzgerald, a senior analyst at Celent, was interviewing Tim Attia, the CEO of Slice Labs, Fitzgerald asked Attia how much it cost to launch the InsurTech's first product. ...
Argo Urges Shareholders to Reject Voce’s ‘Poorly Researched Claims’ at Annual Meeting
Argo Group is urging shareholders to reject allegations of "reckless behavior" and "poorly researched claims" from activist stockholder Voce Capital Management when the company's annual shareholder ...
Is Insurance Innovation Disruptive Enough?
Less than 10 percent of insurance carriers responding to a recent survey said they spend more than half their time on "disruptive innovation"—and that 10 percent figure has stayed roughly the same ...
Improve Retention and Increase Conversion by Getting the Most Out of Credit Data
In an era when insurers are increasingly reliant on data to automate underwriting and segment risk, lower new business application conversion has put pressure on company expense ratios. This is due ...
Five Leadership Lessons From an Insurance Industry VP
Over the course of my career, I've been fortunate—or purpose-driven enough—to have worked for companies that value leadership. One of my early jobs was with a wildly successful software company ...
Build a Better Company by Recognizing Employees Who Do Things the ‘Right’ Way
One way to be a good leader is to proactively search for and recognize employees who are doing things the right way. That's a tip from Bruce Jones, senior cast development director at the Disney ...