Leadership & Strategy
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 ...
When MGAs manage a high volume of insurance submissions, underwriting speed often depends on what happens before an underwriter ever...
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 ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Invests in German Fintech Incubator
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China's biggest insurer by market value, led investors in injecting 41.5 million euros ($47 million) into Germany's Finleap GmbH in its latest round of funding. The ...
Chubb Partners With The Nature Conservancy to Help Protect Miami Coastline
Chubb announced that it is partnering with The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest conservation organization, to work together in Miami to reduce the risk from storm impacts and rising sea levels ...
Liberty Mutual Establishes New U.S. Distribution Model
Liberty Mutual said it is establishing a new distribution model for its U.S. commercial and specialty insurance products, with a goal of improving broker access to the offerings. To accomplish this, ...