Content from Susanne Sclafane
IACP Conference: Carriers Attacking Unsustainable Costs, Endurance Exec Says
Against a backdrop of excess capital, low interest rates, increasing broker leverage and decelerating insurance price hikes, carrier management teams are zeroing in on expenses to squeeze out some ...
Zurich Org Change Not Radical, CEO Greco Says; Financial Targets to Come
Structural changes revealed at Zurich Insurance Group late last week are nothing radical, according to the CEO, who says the simple intent is to organize the company "around the customer" and ease ...
IACP Conference Report: Could CEO Retirements, Brexit Fuel M&A?
Short memories and immediate pressures on growth and profit are among the factors that may explain the surge of M&A deals in the property/casualty insurance sector last year, an analyst said last ...
CFO McGuire: Endurance’s Ballast Amidst Change
Stacks of research put forth by consulting firms about the necessary qualities of a chief financial officer typically miss one that has been essential for CFOs like Endurance Specialty's Michael ...
How to Sell Cyber Insurance Online; CyberPolicy.com Set to Launch in July
CoverHound CEO Keith Moore has a vision of simplifying cyber insurance sales that involves underwriting the security vendors used by insureds—a model that could ultimately allow small business ...
U.S. ORSA Reports Need Improvement: Regulator’s Viewpoint
If U.S. regulators graded insurers on their ORSA reports, the report cards might say "incomplete" or "needs improvement," a representative of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ...
XL Catlin CFO Porrino: Partnership in Focus
If you walked through the offices of XL Catlin in Stamford, Conn., you'd see Chief Financial Officer Peter Porrino's office right next to the office of Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick. The ...
Practical Tips for Disrupting Insurance Distribution
Creating anything less than an online agency directly offering bindable insurance rates from a limited selection of carriers won't cut it for technology companies trying to disrupt insurance ...