Leadership & Strategy
With IT Company Deal, Marsh Makes Play For U.S. Small Commercial Market
Marsh will be making strategic acquisition of an insurance technology services company with a focus on boosting its business in the U.S. small commercial market. The global insurance broker and risk ...
Straight Talk from Industry CEOs at ACE and Travelers
Great leaders promote trust and open communication, experts increasingly argue. Property/casualty insurance executives understand this, especially in times of great change—a fact that was in ...
Objects In Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
I have a CD player in my relatively new luxury sports sedan. It plays five—or maybe six—CDs so I can be surrounded by music I choose and like all through even a reasonably long journey. Or maybe ...
AIG Expands Its Use of ILS Financing Into Mortgage Insurance
American International Group disclosed that it is expanding its already robust use of insurance linked securities into its mortgage insurance business. To do this, AIG's mortgage arm – United ...
ACE Launches Info Website in UK & Ireland For Employer Liability Clients
Ace Group developed a new website designed to give its employer liability clients in the U.K. and Ireland access to a wide range of data and services. The property/casualty insurance giant frames the ...
Zurich Sees Profits Shrink, Raising Pressure on CEO to Bid for RSA
Zurich Insurance Group AG Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn is under increased pressure to buy RSA Insurance Group Plc after the two companies reported earnings. Second-quarter profit at ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
Allstate’s Wilson Cites Esurance Improvements, But Struggles Remain
For Allstate, the bid to make its online auto and home insurance provider Esurance a profitable endeavor remains a long-term goal. But the 2015 second quarter showed some moderate progress. Esurance ...