CFO / Financial
Today’s CFO: What It Takes to Lead Finance Teams
What makes a good chief financial officer? The answer varies depending on whether you ask leaders of finance themselves, the chief executive officers of their companies or executive recruiters. And ...
Chubb CFO Bancroft: Getting It Done
There's a lot of talk about strategy in the property/casualty insurance industry these days, but at Chubb Limited, C-suite executives understand that developing a strategy is the small part of a ...
Slow 2015 Premium Growth Could Reflect ‘New Normal’ for U.S. P/C Insurers
For U.S. property/casualty insurers, net written premium still grew in 2015, but the rate of expansion is slowing, and the industry's collective combined ratio worsened slightly, according to a new ...
EU Departure Places London’s Status as Finance Hub at Risk: BoE Official
London has no "God given" right to remain a global banking center if Britain were to leave the European Union, Bank of England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday. Some 250 foreign banks ...
Suit Alleging UBS Liable for $2B in Mortgage Bond Losses in Judge’s Hands
UBS AG urged a U.S. judge on Friday to reject claims that it should be held liable for $2 billion in losses that investors incurred on mortgage-backed securities issued before the collapse of the ...
Co-Pilots in the C-Suite: How CEOs View CFOs
Roughly two-thirds of insurance industry chief executive officers polled believe the role of their top financial officer will grow in significance over the next three years—beyond any other C-level ...
Insurers Can Endure Best by Being Global and Diversified: S&P
Global, diversified insurers are best positioned to withstand the industry's top economic and competitive challenges, according to a report published by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings. ...
Zurich Org Chart Too Complex, CEO Greco Says
While Zurich Insurance Group's new chief executive officer believes the insurer is on the right track in terms of growth and profit, the organizational structure remains too complicated, he suggested ...