Executive Profiles
Chubb Warns Collectors About Restoring Damaged Work of Living Artists
Today's art collectors are younger than in the past, and their tastes have moved from paintings of Matisse and Monet to post-war and Contemporary works—a shift that means their collections include ...
WSJ Documents Decline of The Southport Lane Insurance Empire
An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers' investments was built by a private equity firm in part on questionable assets ...
Longtime Canopius Exec Plans to Retire in June
A longtime Canopius Group Ltd. executive is retiring, even as the global specialty reinsurer now owned by a Japanese insurance giant gears up for a U.S. expansion. James Giordano, executive chairman ...
JLT Re Expands Regional Practice with Robertson as SVP
JLT Re (North America) announced the appointment of Matthew Robertson as Senior Vice President and part of the regional team led by John DeMartini. DeMartini, executive vice president, JLT Re (North ...
Former Zurich Insurance Exec Joins Berkshire Hathaway Specialty’s Singapore Team
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance continues to build its Singapore executive team, this time with a new hire from Zurich Insurance Group. Min Ong will serve as Asia Regional Head of Energy and ...
Many Execs Lack Faith in Their Succession Choices: Korn Ferry
It turns out that a large number of executives around the world question whether they're investing in their ideal future leaders. Korn Ferry found that 51 percent of respondents doubt whether their ...
New York Hedge Fund Launches Bermuda Reinsurer
Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing strategy. Sandell Re will rely on the hedge fund to oversee ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty and Ironshore Fill Out Singapore Teams
Both Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Ironshore International have filled executive positions in Singapore, with a mandate of adding new customers in the Asia/Pacific region. Berkshire ...