Leadership & Strategy
German Insurer DFV Considers IPO in Bid to Disrupt Allianz & Co.
With ambitions to challenge insurance giants like Allianz SE, newcomer Deutsche Familienversicherung AG needs 100 million euros ($116 million) in fresh funds to finance its expansion plan. An initial ...
AIG Acquiring UK Group Life Co. From Munich Re
On Wednesday, American International Group and Munich Re announced today that AIG Life Ltd. (AIGLL), a UK subsidiary of AIG Life & Retirement, agreed to acquire Ellipse, a specialist provider of ...
Pathway to Safety: Actuarial Analysis
Recently, the Casualty Actuarial Society's Automated Vehicles Task Force (CAS AVTF) published a research report on its website: "Automated Vehicles and the Insurance Industry: A Pathway to Safety: ...
Actuarial Analysis of Automated Vehicles: How Much Premium Discount Is Justified?
The advent of automated vehicles (AVs) has been variously described as a cultural watershed moment that will change society in deep and meaningful ways, or as an overhyped flavor of the day—and ...
MAPFRE To Exit NY, NJ Markets; Strikes Deals With Plymouth Rock
MAPFRE Insurance has entered into definitive agreements with affiliates of The Plymouth Rock Company to exit the states of New York and New Jersey as part of MAPFRE's previously announced strategy to ...
Hands Still Tied at Lemonade, CEO Says
When two InsurTech watchers tallied up underwriting results for Lemonade recently to conclude that the company's annual "Giveback" to policyholders' selected charities might shrink in coming years, ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley, XL Catlin and Sompo International
Beazley beefed up its coverage options for businesses seeking to address their evolving cyber exposures. A new partnership allows XL Catlin's North America Construction insurance business to give ...
Values Shouldn’t Be Negotiable
There's a big difference between values and preferences. Preferences can be negotiated and adapted based on the person and the situation. Values, on the other hand, are meant to be non-negotiable and ...