Growth Initiatives
Nonorganic Growth Strategies: Building Niches With Lift-Outs & Bolt-Ons
You are the president or CEO of almost any size property-casualty company. You have just met with your board of directors, and their clear direction is that growth is needed. In the competitive soft ...ACE to Open Myanmar Office
The ACE Group said it has received provisional approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in the country. ACE said it is now ...Zurich Insurance Plans China, Saudi Expansion
Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to expand in China and Saudi Arabia as the insurer seeks to capitalize on economic growth in the world's second-biggest economy and largest oil exporter. Switzerland's ...
Will Berkshire’s New Specialty Group Rocket Past Ironshore With $5B In Premiums?
"Word on the street" is that Berkshire's specialty lines unit, headed up by four executives who recently left American International Group, is gearing up to write a $5 billion book of business, a ...
Top 15 Global Insurance Markets: 2020
Peering into the future, Munich Re reported that the global property/casualty insurance market would grow to 1.85 trillion euros ($2.4 trillion) by 2020, also providing a breakdown of the largest ...
Investment in Developing Countries to Triple by 2030: World Bank
The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial ...
Emerging Markets Stoking Insurance Growth: Munich Re
Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world's biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on ...
Global Maritime Trade Seen Doubling By 2030, Report Says
Global seaborne trade will more than double by 2030 as China's rapidly growing economy fuels demand for commodities, a report by ship classifier Lloyd's Register, defense technology firm Qinetiq and ...