Leadership
Carrier Management Takes Home Folio Magazine Honors
Less than two years after launch, Wells Media's newest publication for the property/casualty insurance industry, Carrier Management, is making its mark in the publishing world, garnering three honors ...
Novarica: Large P/C Companies Widen Lead in Advanced Technology Race
Large property/casualty insurers are widening their lead over small- and medium-sized competitors in the race to add advanced technologies into daily work, Novarica concluded in a new report. ...
Allianz Announces New Leadership for Fireman’s Fund, AGCS NA Combo
German insurance giant Allianz announced a new team that will lead the combined Fireman's Fund and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North American business beginning in 2015. Andrew Torrance, ...
Kemper Eyes California Auto Expansion With $70M Alliance United Bid
Kemper Corp. will snatch up Alliance United Group and its subsidiaries for about $70 million, a move that fuels a California expansion for the company. Assuming regulatory and other conditions can be ...
Travelers Dives into Colombia Through Brazilian Joint Venture
The Travelers Cos. said it will be expanding into Colombia through a joint venture it has maintained in Brazil. By way of its partnership with J. Malucelli Participações em Seguros e Resseguros ...
C-Suiters in Demand: Sales, Innovation, Security Officers Rank in Top 15
Across all industries, the most in-demand C-suite officers for 2015 are those with expertise in sales strategy, innovation, and security, a global leadership recruiting firm says. The firm, Korn ...
Swiss Re, Prudential, Eye African Reinsurance and Pension Opportunities
A growing middle class in sub-Saharan Africa is enticing European and South African insurers to buy local firms focusing mainly on life insurance and pensions, in the face of mature markets and ...
Allstate to Assist in Drone Development for Catastrophe Claim Work
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it will help research and develop uses for unmanned aerial vehicles to review damages after disasters. Allstate joined a ...