Leadership & Strategy
Runoff Firm Catalina Raises $700M; RenRe, Apollo Become Shareholders
Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a legacy runoff property and casualty re/insurance specialist, announced it has raised $700 million in equity capital and concluded its shareholder restructuring ...
Ascot Group Establishes U.S. Division; Wolyniec Named to Lead It
Ascot Group has established a U.S. division and has promoted an executive from within to lead it. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer appointed Greg Wolyniec as president and CEO of ...
Travelers, Amazon to Sell Smart Home Kits, Promote Insurance Info to Clients
The Travelers Companies Inc. is teaming up with Amazon to offer smart home kits and insurance/risk management information through a digital storefront: Amazon.com/Travelers. The property/casualty ...
Surround Yourself With People Who Will Inspire You
Professional development is about more than seeking out promotions, projects, courses and certifications, says a recent article from Harvard Business Review, noting the benefits of proactively ...
Who’s Next? The Value of MGAs vs. Carriers
With Next Insurance making a decision convert from a digital managing general agency for small and medium-sized businesses to a licensed insurance carrier in May, there isn't much to report from the ...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Reorganizes Alternative Risk Transfer Business
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said it is reshaping its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business into two new specialist teams, a move responding to the growing importance of ...
Britain’s Aviva Boots CEO, Plans to Appoint Successor Within Four Months
Aviva is replacing its chief executive Mark Wilson after his sweeping transformation of the British insurer did not deliver the returns shareholders were looking for. During his six years in charge, ...
InsurTech Needs to Go Full Stack on Policy Management Systems
InsurTech—the marriage of insurance and technology—suggests two giants aligning together to create a solution greater than the sum of its parts. Highly regulated, slow moving and tied to ...