CFO / Financial
Catlin Doubles Profit Amid Rate Deterioration, Plane Crashes
Catlin Group Ltd., the insurer paying for two Malaysian Airline disasters, rose the most in more than a year in London trading after reporting record earnings even as deteriorating rates plague the ...
Are Riskier Moves Ahead As P/C Insurers Strategize Investment Mixes?
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. have enjoyed favorable investment returns in recent years, fueled by investment gains from declining interest rates and equity market advances. However, future ...
Wanted: Expert Asset Managers to Reshape Insurer Investment Portfolios
The investment management landscape is changing, and insurers are evolving to keep up. The persistence of a low-interest-rate environment has driven many insurance companies to pursue alternative and ...
Insights From the GSAM Insurance Investment Survey “Risk On…Reluctantly”
In an investment environment characterized by strong global liquidity, insurers continue to battle the low-yield environment while preparing for rising interest rates and greater market volatility. ...
Wall Street Poll: No Fed Rate Hike Seen Before H2 2015
A majority of Wall Street's top bond firms see no move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the second half of next year, and most see the U.S. central bank sticking with a range ...
Firms With Diverse Boards Pay More Dividends But Take Less Risks: University Research
Corporations with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to pay dividends to stockholders and are less prone to take risks than firms whose boards are more homogenous, according to a study ...
The Trouble With Incentive Compensation
Incentive compensation in many organizations has evolved over recent years. What started with the intent to increase the alignment of top management with shareholder interests, later developed into a ...
Analyst: Reinsurance M&A Winds Are Increasing
Shareholders from Aspen Insurance Holdings have a July 25 deadline to vote on a number of governance proposals that could boost Endurance Specialty Holdings' prospects for acquiring the Bermuda ...