CFO / Financial
Handling Tough Negotiations: Advice from a Chief Claims Officer
Many people think about negotiations in a formalized way: offer, demand, counter, counter to the counter and so on. This back-and-forth dance can make many feel uncomfortable. However, negotiation is ...
Data Analytics: Fueling the Future of Insurance
When you read about another new carrier carving out market share, how do they do it? Although they may not be established or a "big name," they harness technology and use data effectively from ...
Former CNA Chair Chookaszian Reveals the Industry’s Unused Asset: Customers
When you serve as a director for five public companies and two dozen insurance technology service providers, you travel quite a bit. Sharing economy innovations have opened a world of new experiences ...
Neon Names MS Amlin Veteran Heppel as New CFO
Neon, the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has a new chief financial officer. Richard Heppell took on the position as of Nov. 20. Previously, Heppell was CFO at MS Amlin, where he oversaw the complex ...
Highway Disruption: The Promise and Perils of Autonomous Vehicles for Insurers
It's becoming clear that our highways to the future will be paved as much with technology as with asphalt. And if we believe some auto makers, self-driving vehicles hold potential to unravel traffic ...
Whistleblowers Delay Reporting Fraud If Financial Reward Promised: Study
Financial awards can unintentionally discourage a whistleblower from reporting fraud in a timely manner by hijacking their moral motivation to do the right thing, according to a new study by ...
Commercial Insurance Reserve Charge, Hurricanes Drive $1.7B Loss for AIG’s Third Quarter
Highlighting the development as a "noteworthy item" in an earnings announcement Thursday night, American International Group reported prior-year loss reserve strengthening of $836 million before ...
Swiss Re Reports Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar YTD Loss; Forecasts Price Hikes
A rise in insurance premiums, especially in areas affected by recent hurricanes and disasters, will help Swiss Re recover from almost half a billion dollars of losses in the first nine months of this ...