CFO / Financial
What Disclosures of Audit Firings Mean About Restatement Odds: Nothing
Mandatory Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures about the reasons behind auditor firings are useless for assessing whether restatement trouble lies ahead for the company, according to new ...
Easing Supply Chains, Other Factors Could Rein in Inflation: Economists
Inflation is painfully high, but this hopefully is close to as bad as it gets. Consumer prices rose 6.8 percent for the 12 months ending in November, a 39-year high. Many economists expect inflation ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, White Mountains and ClearPath Mutual
CNA, White Mountains Insurance Group and ClearPath Mutual have all named new chief financial officers.***
CNA announced the ...
China Starts Letting Insurers Lend Securities, Possibly Boosting Short Selling
China on Friday authorized its insurers to take part in securities lending, potentially boosting short-selling activities in the country's stock and bond markets. Chinese banks, brokerages and mutual ...
Bias Education Required For Actuaries Issuing Statements of Opinion
The American Academy of Actuaries has revised the qualification standards for actuaries who issue statements of actuarial opinion (SAOs) in the United States, the association announced this week. The ...
Underwriting Management: The Core System You’ve Been Missing
When we say "core systems" in our industry, we are typically referring to the critical software applications that are core to an insurer's business operations, mainly the policy, claims and billing ...
CEO Profiles Changing: More Were CROs, CSOs and CTOs Before
Globally and across industries, companies looking for successors to their chief executives are increasingly looking beyond the traditional CFO and COO titles as they evaluate prior C-suite ...
Better Agency Onboarding, Licensing Key to Digital Transformation
Digital may be the frontline in the battle between traditional insurers and InsurTech disrupters. But back-office technology could win the day. Though client-facing technology creates the consumer ...