CFO / Financial
P/C Industry Profit Estimated at Over $50B for 2014
Overall profit for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry should pass the $50 billion mark for 2014, according to estimates presented by the president of the Insurance Information Institute on ...
Year-End M&A Spurt Heralding Busy 2015 for Deals: Fitch
Six merger and acquisition announcements in the North American property/casualty insurance and reinsurance sectors in late 2014—and another global deal on the table—may herald a raft of deals in ...
Morgan Stanley Says Employee Stole Wealth Management Client Data
Morgan Stanley said on Monday it had fired an employee who allegedly stole account information from about 350,000 of its wealth management clients and posted some of it online. There is no evidence ...
Aon Benfield Sees a Positive Angle In Reinsurance Capital Trends
The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in ...
Female CFOs Less Aggressive on Tax Dodges: Study
Female chief financial officers at U.S. corporations are less likely to adopt high-risk tax-avoidance strategies than their male counterparts, according to a study by an accounting group. The chances ...
FIO Report on Global Reinsurance Industry Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office released a report outlining the role the global reinsurance industry plays in the U.S. insurance industry late last year. The report, ...
Five Reality Checks True Leaders Must Give Themselves
Leadership is not for the faint of heart. It never has been. The essence of leadership lies within who you are and how you behave. It is character-driven. In fact, leadership and character are one ...
What Analysts Are Saying: Have P/C Prices Peaked?
With the hardening price phase officially over for property/casualty insurers by some accounts, analysts are not yet predicting any severe price declines for the year ahead—and underwriting profits ...