Yearly Archives: <span>2014</span>
Who’s in Charge at Fireman’s Fund?
The parade of executives at Fireman's Fund includes the following names and faces in the last decade: Charles (Chuck) Kavitsky became CEO and president in May 2004, replacing Jeff Post. • Post had ...
Putting Out the Fire at Fireman’s Fund
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2014. Five CEOs in seven years, a revolving door of senior leadership that is making rating agencies and the entire insurance industry ...
Denis Kessler and SCOR’s Five Strategic Plans
In June 2014, the International Insurance Society inducted Denis Kessler, chairman and CEO of SCOR, into its Insurance Hall of Fame. "Kessler became chairman of SCOR in November 2002 and transformed ...
SCOR Well Placed Despite Challenging Market, Says CEO Kessler
The reinsurance industry faces several headwinds related to macroeconomic and industry burdens, but SCOR is well placed to handle these, according to Denis Kessler, chairman and chief executive ...
Practical ORSA Solutions for Challenged Insurers
After much anticipation, Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) initiatives are now underway worldwide—taking effect in 2014 in Canada and 2015 in the United States, with similar initiatives ...
Insurers Wary of ‘The Cloud’ Have Options for High Performance Models: AIR COO
Immediacy is the new norm in today's business environment, and catastrophe risk management is no exception. The insurance industry is increasing its use of catastrophe modeling to inform business ...
Following the Science on Fracking, the Environment and Human Health
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a huge oil and gas boom in the United States and redrawn the world energy map. But could this new technology result in ...Research Sources for Praedicat’s Fracking Report
In a special report for Carrier Management, R.J. Briggs, Energy Economist for Praedicat, pulled together highlights of current scientific research on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. ...