CFO / Financial
BMA Stats Show Bermuda Insurer Registrations Jumping Over 70% in 2013
According to the Bermuda Monetary Authority, Bermuda registered 91 new insurance companies in 2013, with the figure representing a 72 percent jump over the 53 firms registered in 2012. The new ...
Investors Say Execs Still Being Paid Too Much: Survey
There is a clear divergence between corporate directors and institutional investors views on executive pay models in the United States, with nearly three-quarters of investors saying the pay model ...
Vanity and Leadership: Does It Work to Be a Narcissistic Jerk?
Ask most workers if they've ever had a narcissist for a boss and you'll hear stories of leaders who have taken credit for others' work, made decisions without consulting others and used every ...
A New Year’s Resolution: I Will Protect My Portfolio from Rising Rates
As with personal resolutions and renewed avowals, the start of a new year is the perfect time for insurers to revisit the parameters and goals guiding their investment portfolios. Particularly for ...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Flood, Specialty Insurer Wright Insurance Group
Florida-based national insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Wright Insurance Group, LLC for $602.5 million from Aquiline Capital Partners, Wright's lead equity partner. ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Face Challenge in 2014 Trying to Match 2013 Performance
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported strong performance in 2013, but in 2014, the industry may find it difficult to match last year's results as insurers begin to face more ...
Inadequate Shareholder Disclosure and Other Killer Risks
While most of the killer risks that can torpedo a company exist within the walls of the organization, the deadliest—in terms of its hidden impact—relates to external communications, a risk expert ...
Nasdaq Says Talks Over Market Glitches Too Slow: Reuters
Nasdaq OMX Group is prepared to walk away from running the data processor that was at the center of a three-hour trading halt in August, in a sign of its frustration with the pace of talks over ...