CFO / Financial
China’s Buffett at Fosun Looks to Fund Acquisition Spree with Share Sales
A $1.2 billion share sale by Fosun International Ltd. this month was likely only the start of a love affair with equity deals, bankers say, as the Chinese conglomerate seeks to cut reliance on debt ...
What State Insurance Regulators Say About Cybersecurity
In April, the Cybersecurity Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted "Principles for Effective Cybersecurity: Insurance Regulatory Guidance," derived from similar ...
Guiding Insurance Professionals on NAIC’s New Cybersecurity Principles
In the wake of some of the largest insurance company data breaches, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has followed on the heels of the Securities and Exchange Commission and has ...
Moody’s Says FASB’s Reserve Disclosure Update is a Plus for Credit Analysis; IFRS Differences Remain
In a Credit Outlook report published earlier this week, an analyst from Moody's Investors Service described an updated accounting standard related to property/casualty insurance loss reserves as a ...
Navigating Insurance Ratings: Fitch Unveils New Visualization Tool
Market position, capitalization, reserve adequacy and catastrophe risk management are among the factors that rating agency analysts consider when developing insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings ...
Taking Blame for Bad Results Will Halt Stock Price Tumble: Research
When a public company's financial results take a hit, leaders can stop a freefall in the company's stock price if they publicly accept the blame for poor performance, new research reveals. ...
P/C Insurer Net Income Over $55B for 2014: ISO/PCI Report
Net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers totaled $55.5 billion after taxes last year, coming as little surprise to experts who had forecast a $50-billion-plus result early this year. In early ...
A.M. Best Updates Capital Model Progress
With the rollout of a new capital model set for second-quarter 2016, A.M. Best analysts have made a key decision concerning a statistical metric they will use to calculate risk charges—a decision ...