CFO / Financial
New Brexit Fallout: Bank of England Eases Bank Rules
Mark Carney pledged to shore up financial stability as he warned that the risks from Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union have started to crystallize. "There is the prospect of a ...
Bermuda Market Leaders Assert Their Region is a Post-Brexit Haven
Four leaders of Bermuda market groups quickly issued statements last week to allay any fears that the fallout from the UK's Brexit vote would hit their market as well. "In a global economy, Bermuda ...
GE’s Slimmed Down Financing Arm Sheds ‘Too Big To Fail’ Designation
General Electric Co.'s slimmed down financing arm shed its "too big to fail" designation on Wednesday, no longer deemed by the U.S. government "systemically important" and so liable to wreck the ...
Global Insurance Premium Grows at Healthy Clip Despite Trade Slowdown: Swiss Re
Despite a challenging business environment and global trade slowdown in 2015, global direct premiums written grew by 3.8 percent in real terms, up from 3.5 percent in 2014, according to Swiss Re's ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Starr Companies, JLT Re and More
XL Catlin tapped a former AIG executive to lead its new division focused on global mergers and acquisitions. Starr Companies hired a new person to lead its Financial Lines arm. JLT Re named a Guy ...
Brexit Fallout: QBE to Review UK-Based Operations; Marsh Maps Exit Options
QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its U.K.-based operations in light of last week's vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union. "The referendum outcome may require a ...
PCI Urges Consideration of Firefighting Funding Reform Bill
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is throwing its support behind a bill first proposed in 2015 that would make supplemental federal funding to fight wildfires a more flexible and ...
Insurers’ Earnings Take Hit From French & German Floods: A.M. Best
The earnings of French and German insurers during the first half of 2016 will be dampened by flood claims following storms Elvira and Friederike, which pounded the countries in quick succession ...