Growth Initiatives
P/C Carrier 2012 M&A Deals Nosedive: Conning
Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the property/casualty insurance sector in 2012 were near record low levels, according to ...
On Energy Agenda, Obama Pushes Research Fund For No-Gas Autos
President Barack Obama tried to move past partisan fights over U.S. energy policy on Friday with a modest proposal to fund research into cars that run on anything but gasoline. Obama toured the ...
U.S. Oil Boom Protects World From Supply Shocks, IEA Says
Soaring U.S. oil production should be enough to allow consumers withstand most potential supply shocks, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as it cut estimates for global oil ...
Carrier CEO Survey: Growth Opportunities
While 55% of insurance industry CEOs will focus on an organic growth strategy for their companies this year, most of those (46%) will stay close to home, according to the 16th Annual Global CEO ...
Insurer CEOs Confident On Growth Prospects; Lag On Fundamental Strategy Shifts: PwC
Insurance carrier chief executives are upbeat about their companies' growth prospects, with nearly 90 percent of those recently surveyed saying they are at least reasonably confident about their ...U.S. Builders Put Hiring In High Gear
Charles Cork is gearing up to do something he hasn't done in four years: Build a $1 million house "on spec." "I don't think getting a client for this one will be too much trouble," said Cork, ...New MarketScout Venture Aids Industry In Navigating High-Net Worth Segment
"For quite some time, insurance companies have recognized that high net worth personal lines is a unique and different segment of the personal lines industry," says Richard Kerr, CEO of MarketScout ...Mexico Launches $1.2B Fund To Help Homebuilders
Mexico announced a new program aimed at buoying the country's battered homebuilders by promising to put up billions of pesos to back commercial credit to the industry. The 15 billion pesos ($1.2 ...