Leadership & Strategy
AXIS Brings on Swiss Re’s Arora as New Reinsurance CEO
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. hired on veteran Swiss Re executive Steve Arora as the new chief executive officer of AXIS Re. Arora spent 18 years in a variety of senior positions at Swiss Re, most ...
The Latest Launches From Karen Clark & Co. and AIR Worldwide
Karen Clark & Company released its new Severe Convective Storm Reference Model. AIR Worldwide Worldwide has introduced a new inland flood model for Japan, along with enhancements to its Japan ...
Impatient InsurTechs Will Create MGAs, Carriers On Their Own
More than 1,000 technology startups are seeking a role in insurance and risk management, and they're doing so with or without traditional distribution partner collaboration, an industry panel said ...
Moving Past ‘Boring’: How P/C Carriers Can Foster a Silicon Valley-Inspired Culture
Experienced leaders will tell you that their most important asset is their people. "Good to Great" author Jim Collins said, "Great vision without great people is irrelevant." The question then ...
Lloyds, RMS Say After-the-Fact ‘What Ifs’ Can Help Insurers Prepare for Future Catastrophe Risks
What if history had a different outcome? Lloyd's of London and RMS say that exploring that idea for major catastrophe events (or near misses) of years past could actually help insurers better analyze ...
Insurance Innovation Is (So Far) More Harmonious, Less Disruptive Than Expected
There is no shortage of commentators claiming that the rise of InsurTech will transform traditional insurance beyond recognition. It's time, then, to distinguish between hype and the real changes ...
The Latest Launches From BHSI, Ironshore, Beazley and American Family
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded its inland marine product line in Canada. Ironshore Hong Kong launched a specialty professional lines product post-commercial litigation protection for ...
AIG’s UK Arm Underwrites Its First Sharia-Compliant M&A Policy
AIG UK said on Thursday it had underwritten its first sharia-compliant warranty and indemnity policy out of London's M&A insurance market, as the city looks to Islamic finance to help bring new ...