Leadership & Strategy
AIG, Clemson University Partner to Establish Risk Engineering and Analytics Center
American International Group Inc. announced that it has made an initial $4 million investment with Clemson University to develop a risk engineering and analytics center and to establish the Robert ...
BHSI Has Asia in Sight With New D&O Liability, Professional Indemnity Policies
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, with an eye on expanding in Asia, is marketing new D&O liability and professional indemnity policies to commercial and financial firms. The insurer's ...
AIG CEO Rejects Icahn Plan to Split Insurance Giant Into 3
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock dismissed activist investor Carl Icahn's proposal to split the company into three insurers, saying a separation would limit ...
AIG Loses $231M in Q3; Up to 400 Senior-Level Jobs on Chopping Block
American International Group Inc., the insurer facing pressure from activist shareholder Carl Icahn for a breakup, posted a third-quarter loss as investment results deteriorated. The company plans to ...
It’s Less Lonely at the Top
The very nature of executive coaching—admitting one's leadership mistakes and seeking corrective help—kept this profession on the down-low for decades. Yet coaching successes and word-of-mouth ...
‘We Start Businesses Instead of Buying Them,’ Berkley Says in Last Call as CEO
William R. Berkley's last earnings conference call as chief executive officer of the company that bears his name lasted just over 20 minutes, with a lack of questions about a less-eventful quarter ...
The Hanover Temporarily Brings Back Former CFO After Greenfield’s Death
The Hanover Insurance Group brought back a former chief financial officer company to serve as interim CFO, a move made necessary due to the unexpected death of his predecessor earlier in October. ...
Carl Icahn’s Emergence Ups the Stakes for AIG CEO Hancock
Peter Hancock may have met his hardest challenge yet. Since Hancock took over as chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. last year, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s new ...