CFO / Financial
$170 Million Charge Takes Chunk Out of CNA’s Q3 Net Income
CNA Financial Corp. saw a significant drop in net income during its 2019 third quarter as the insurer took a $170 million charge and its P/C combined ratio ticked higher. CNA booked $107 million in ...
How Companies with Bottom-Line Focused CEOs Perform
Doing business with a tunnel-vision focus on the bottom line can lead to dysfunction and unethical conduct in the workplace, but a research study co-authored by Rutgers School of Management and Labor ...
PartnerRe Getting New CFO, First-Ever Chief Operations Officer
Some executive leadership changes are coming to global reinsurer PartnerRe. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mario Bonaccorso plans to retire on March 31, 2020 to pursue a new ...
Insurance Linked Securities in 2019: Asking the Right Questions
The record losses we saw in 2017 and 2018 were felt heavily by the insurance industry, and there is no denying that two years of losses have affected investor sentiment. While such a statement is ...
IRS Makes Settlement Offer to Taxpayers Involved in ‘Dirty’ Micro-Captive Insurance
The Internal Revenue Service said it is mailing a time-limited settlement offer for certain taxpayers under audit who participated in what the IRS calls "abusive micro-captive insurance" ...
Root and Lemonade: Real Unicorns or Ponies in Halloween Costumes?
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2019. In ancient times, it is believed that civilizations including the Romans, Indians and Egyptians had some form of "group protection" ...
How to Boost Performance: McKinsey IDs Strategies of Top-Tier Profit Makers
Most insurance companies aren't bold enough in their strategies to boost profits, according to a recent report from McKinsey & Company, which also says that industry CEOs must lead the way to ...
Allstate Cites Strategy Momentum as Driving Stellar Q2 Results
The Allstate Corp. said its second quarter results show that its strategy of increasing its market share in property and liability insurance products while also expanding into other protection ...

