Leadership & Strategy
Zurich Reportedly Joining Wave of Companies Cutting Malaysia Stakes
Zurich Insurance Group AG is working with advisers to cut its stake in its Malaysian life insurance unit, people with knowledge of the matter said, joining a wave of foreign players planning over $2 ...
CEOs Need to Reassess, Reset to Stay Successful Midterm
You've made it through your first year as CEO—assessing the business, formulating a vision and strategy, and building trust and legitimacy with some early wins. Now what? A new article from Harvard ...
Taming the Data Storm: Business Strategy for Specialty Insurers
Harnessing data effectively is the specialty insurance sector's next great evolutionary step. Success in underwriting will soon demand that carriers strategically tap into the enormous pools of data ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley, Travelers and Munich Re America
Beazley added a helpline to help UK policyholders evaluate coverage affected by the new General Data Protection Regulation. The Travelers Companies Inc. now has new digital capabilities within its ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Disses ‘Overpriced’ M&A Market, Lloyd’s Underwriting Practices
Don't expect Chubb to pursue an acquisition anytime soon. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg repeatedly downplayed the possibility of one in what he referred to as an "overpriced" market. "The prices ...
Lloyd’s Will Say Goodbye to Most Paper Trading in Less Than Two Years
Most business on the Lloyd's of London insurance market will be negotiated electronically by the end of next year, its chief executive Inga Beale said on Monday. The largest commercial insurance ...
Flying Taxi Startup Brings on Iconic Auto Designer and Fiat Vet
Lilium, a German startup with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to put electric "flying taxis" in the air next decade, has hired Frank Stephenson, the designer behind iconic car brands including the ...
Israel’s Kovrr Debuts Predictive Cyber Risk Modeling Tool
The Israeli company Kovrr launched a new predictive cyber risk modeling platform designed to help P/C insurers underwriter cyber risk more efficiently. Kovrr analyzes millions of emerging cyber ...