Leadership & Strategy
SoftBank CEO Son Follows Warren Buffett’s Example in Proposed Swiss Re Investment
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group Corp.'s billionaire founder and CEO, is taking a step toward becoming a digital-age Warren Buffett. SoftBank has entered talks to buy as much as a third of reinsurer ...
Aspen CEO O’Kane: Insurance Division ‘The Source of Considerable Poor Performance’
Aspen Insurance Holdings lost nearly $185 million in the 2017 fourth quarter, or $3.25 per diluted share. The struggling Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer also saw its consolidated combined ratio ...
Swiss Re in Talks Over a Possible Huge Investment From Japan’s SoftBank
SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to buy as much as a third of reinsurance giant Swiss Re AG, according to people familiar with the discussions. Swiss Re confirmed the talks and said they are at a ...
Startup Bets on Underwriting By Friends and Family
InsurTech startup InsurePal (now known as VouchForMe) is developing an insurance platform that aims to revolutionize the industry's model for risk selection and fraud prevention by "social proofing" ...
Executives: Treat Employees Just Like Your Primary Customers
Executives: Treat your employees just like primary customers and good things will happen. This leadership tip comes from S. Chris Edmonds, an executive consultant, speaker and author who wrote a ...
Indio Technologies Pulls in $6M for Digital Commercial Insurance Broker Platform Expansion
Indio Technologies raised $6 million in new venture financing, money that will help expand the capabilities and use of its digital commercial insurance platform for brokers. The Series A financing ...
XL Catlin Expands New P&B Aviation Insurance Platform With Added Features
XL Catlin has added enhancements to its new P&B aviation insurance platform in a push to give brokers more options. The carrier's VP Bind Speed platform was designed to boost its underwriting ...
Safety National Revamps Executive Team With Focus on New Growth
Safety National Casualty Corp. said that it is revamping much of its executive team in order to help support new growth at the carrier. The Missouri-based company provides coverage in areas including ...