CFO / Financial
New York Financial Services Regulator Probes PwC In Independence Probe
New York state's banking regulator subpoenaed PricewaterhouseCoopers and Promontory Financial Group as part of an effort to reform the consulting industry, according to people familiar with the ...
Zurich Delayed Ad Campaign Launching
By rolling out television, print and billboard marketing campaigns on Monday, Zurich Insurance is aiming to advertise business as usual after a suicide and resignation in the Swiss insurer's top ...
Critics Take Aim at Crop Insurance Subsidies, Insurers’ Profits
Former American International Group Inc. chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg has a new business partner: the U.S. taxpayer. Greenberg's Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. is one of 18 companies approved ...
Analyst’s Comment Spreads on Twitter, Spooking Kinder Morgan Investors
Kevin Kaiser, a 26-year-old analyst only three years into his first job out of the Ivy League, jolted Wall Street last week with a pithy email taking aim at North America's largest oil and gas ...
Travelers $633M Buyback Sets Record in Quarter as Storm Costs Decline
Travelers Cos., the only property insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, spent a record amount on share repurchases this quarter as it benefits from lower costs tied to the most severe natural ...
U.S. House Panel Probes Obsolete Technology at SEC
A U.S. House of Representatives committee is investigating whether federal securities regulators are using last century's tools to review corporations' books despite a rule that requires them to use ...
Language Police on ‘Laser-Focused’ Lookout for Executive Jargon
Liam McGee has a special way to emphasize his commitment to creating value at the 203-year-old company he runs, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. "Our team is laser-focused on execution," he ...
Rendez-Vous Recap: Alternative Capital Remains Elephant in the Room
The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-Vous is winding down, and, while it's been another successful networking opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers, most of the discussions have ended on a note of ...