Leadership & Strategy
InsurTech MGA Corvus Nails Down a $10M Series A Financing
Corvus Insurance has secured $10 million in new venture financing, money the InsurTech-focused managing general agent plans to use to jump into additional lines of commercial insurance. Two firms led ...
AXA Extends Climate Change Policy to Newly Acquired XL Division
AXA, France's biggest insurer, has extended its climate change policy to its recently acquired XL division, joining a growing list of European insurers that have taken action to help to tackle global ...
Creating a Culture for a Digital Age: A How-To Guide for P/C Insurers
A company culture that can meet the demands of a digital age will make or break a company, no matter size, industry or geographic location. While waiting for cultural change to occur within your ...
Startup Understory Raises $7.5M; Produces Weather Data for Insurers, Others
Understory, a producer of weather and related analytics data for insurers and others, raised $7.5 million in new financing designed to help propel an international expansion. The Wisconsin-based ...
Generali Commits More than $4B for Acquisitions, Growth Options
Generali has earmarked up to four billion euros ($4.5B) or acquisitions and growth as it looks to asset management and high-margin business in Latin America and Asia to fuel earnings. Italy's top ...
Chubb’s Chief Culture Officer Leads by Example
Holding the position of chief culture officer is no easy task. It takes flexibility, empathy and an inherent ability to listen—to both what is said and unsaid. With a background in retail banking, ...
AXA XL Advances Alternative Capital Biz by Buying 100% of New Ocean
AXA XL's reinsurance operation has completed the acquisition of all third party ownership interests in its majority-owned asset management affiliate, New Ocean Capital Management Ltd. New Ocean is ...
The Latest Launches From Willis Towers Watson and Travelers
Willis Towers Watson is debuting cover designed to address cyber exposures affecting airports around the globe. The Travelers Companies will pair with two other outfits to explore the potential ...