Executive Profiles
Chubb Veteran Hopper to Join CNA as Chief Actuary After Haefner Retires
CNA's veteran chief actuary is retiring at the end of 2020 after 12 years at the insurer and 40 years in the property/casualty insurance business. Larry Haefner's retirement becomes official on Dec. ...
Most Insurers Plan to Add Employees or Maintain Current Staffing: Jacobson/Aon Study
Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson Group and Aon plc have found. At the same time, their new Semi-Annual U.S. ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI and Liberty Mutual
Berkshire Hathaway is bringing on a former Swiss Re executive in a leadership role. Liberty Mutual has a new senior vice president and treasurer. *** A former Swiss Re executive is joining Berkshire ...
Metromile Exploring Roads to Renters, Homeowners, Commercial Auto
Customers who have been buying personal auto insurance from Metromile may have the option of adding homeowners or renters to a coverage package in the not-too-distant future, the CEO revealed ...
The Story of Cover Genius
Among the predictions delivered toward the end of 2019, one long-term forecast stood apart from the rest. "I think insurance will actually start to just disappear into the ether," an industry ...
Executives On The Move at Farmers, W.R. Berkley and Kemper
Farmers Insurance made two promotions within its organization. W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed a former executive from The Navigators Group as a claims executive. Kemper Corp. appointed a new member to ...
AXA XL Hires Its First-Ever Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber
A veteran of Beazley, Gen Re and Zurich is joining AXA XL as its first-ever global chief underwriting officer for cyber. Elizabeth (Libby) Benet will focus on helping to manage AXA XL's cyber risk ...
How Root Insurance Did What Other Insurers Only Imagined
Having achieved unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation less than two years after its official October 2016 debut, InsurTech carrier Root Insurance Company may seem like an overnight success. The ...