Leadership
Insurance Media CEO, an Ex-Cop, Pulls Man From Burning Wreck
There may be no such thing as a retired cop; it's more like they are "off duty." It's a mindset that many former police officers and emergency response professionals seem to share. After spending 16 ...
Charitable Giving Part of Business Plan for Industry Leaders, Says IICF’s Ross
Leaders of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance companies probably get 1,000 requests per year to support seemingly worthwhile charities and causes, the CEO of a charitable foundation for the ...
P/C First-Half Results Improve on Premium Growth, Lower Cats
The only major component of net income moving downward for property/casualty insurers during the first half of 2013 was investment income, according to a compilation of aggregate industry figures ...
Endurance Building ‘Relevance’ Through Leadership Changes, CFO Says
Armed with the overstuffed Rolodex of its new CEO, John Charman, Endurance Specialty Holdings is moving into new markets like a startup, the company's chief financial officer suggested at an investor ...
Zurich Delayed Ad Campaign Launching
By rolling out television, print and billboard marketing campaigns on Monday, Zurich Insurance is aiming to advertise business as usual after a suicide and resignation in the Swiss insurer's top ...
XL’s Seraina Maag: Building a Culture of Collaboration
"Work-Outs" and "Rapid Results Initiatives" are now a natural part of the language of the U.S. insurance professionals working for XL Group, where a culture of collaboration has taken hold over the ...
Former Zurich Chair Ackermann’s ‘Late Remorse’ May Be Premature: Review
Josef Ackermann, the former chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG and chairman of Zurich Insurance, cannot be happy about the timing of a new book by his ex-head of communications at Deutsche Bank AG. ...
Language Police on ‘Laser-Focused’ Lookout for Executive Jargon
Liam McGee has a special way to emphasize his commitment to creating value at the 203-year-old company he runs, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. "Our team is laser-focused on execution," he ...