Leadership & Strategy
Allstate CEO Wilson Pledges Rebound for Auto Insurance Combined Ratio
Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Thomas Wilson assured investors this week that the insurer is working hard to improve its automobile combined ratio, which spiked six points to 101.4 in the 2015 ...
Insurance Execs Struggle to Kindle the Innovation Spark: KPMG Survey
While insurance executives overwhelmingly know that innovation will drive future competitive advantage and growth, most seem to be struggling to kindle the spark within their organization, finds a ...
Hiscox’s ILS Assets Surpass $600 Million With Cardinal Re Launch
Kiskadee Investment Managers, Hiscox Re's insurance linked securities (ILS) operation, has launched Cardinal Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer designed to transform collateralized ...
Disruptive Innovation: Changing Mindsets for Success
"Disruption," "innovation" and "analytics" are three of the trendiest words in the popular press today. PwC's "18th Annual Global CEO Survey" shows that nearly 70 percent of insurance CEOs are ...
Where Can P/C Insurers Grow?
Property/casualty insurers on a mission to achieve strong growth over the next few years need to look beyond developed economies, a reinsurance broker advises in a new report. In the 10th edition of ...
Workers Comp Touches First Pricing Dip in 5 Years: Towers Watson
Workers compensation pricing appears to have dipped slightly in the 2015 second-quarter. That's the first time this has happened since 2010, Towers Watson said in a new report that tracked a tiny ...
New Product Alert: XL Catlin, Aon Benfield, AIR Worldwide and More
XL Catlin recently unveiled new commercial crime insurance for the U.S. market. The policy is available on a primary, excess and quota share basis with policy limits up to $25 million. It includes ...
Towers Watson Embraces the Cloud with $15M Canadian Tech Company Acquisition
Towers Watson will buy up a Canadian tech company for more than $15 million. The deal is designed to boost its insurance technology/cloud computing offerings for property/casualty carriers as well as ...