Growth Initiatives
AIG’s CEO Passes the Torch; His Successor Pledges Continuity
American International Group President and CEO Robert Benmosche got a bit sentimental about the company's post-financial crisis turnaround during his last investor earnings call on Aug. 5. He also ...
Veteran Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Exec Joins XL Group’s Board
XL Group is adding a former Citigroup Inc. and J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc. executive to its board of directors, an interesting reach by the property/casualty insurer and reinsurer for some banking ...
For nearly four years, Drew Hill has worked alongside Vertafore through our partnership with Mutual Capital Analytics (MCA), helping insurance...
Berkshire Appoints Prussack VP of New Fiduciary Liability Line
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced Monday that it is entering the fiduciary liability market and has named Rhonda Prussack as vice president to lead the effort. Prussack most recently ...
ACE CEO Greenberg Gushes About Emerging Market Potential
ACE Ltd. generated mostly robust 2014 second-quarter results. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg acknowledged as much during the company's investor call on July 23. But he spend a lot of time on ...
Bain: Few P/C Outfits Excel at Both Attracting and Keeping New Clients
When it comes to building new business, the property/casualty insurance industry has split in two. Some companies in the marketplace are great at acquiring customers; others are brilliant at ...
Starr Companies Completes Ownership of Chinese Insurer
Last week, Starr Companies announced the completion of its majority ownership of Shanghai-based Dazhong Insurance Company Limited of China. Going forward, the company will be known as Starr Property ...
Spending on Ads Still Beats Spending on Auto Insurance Agents: Nomura
Two analysts at Nomura Equity Research published statistics on advertising spend and premium growth Friday, reinforcing a conclusion they advanced late last year—that dollars spent on advertising ...
Iron-Starr Forms Underwriting Alliance With Hamilton Re
Ironshore Inc. has announced the addition of Hamilton Re as a subscribing insurer to the Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. Iron-Starr currently underwrites on behalf of Ironshore Insurance Ltd. and Starr ...