Leadership & Strategy
EXOR Plans to Promote from Within For PartnerRe CEO; Revises Deal Terms
John Elkann, who is offering $6.8 billion for a company that doesn't have a permanent chief executive officer, plans to find a leader internally at PartnerRe Ltd. if he wins the bidding for the ...
EXOR Deal Better for PartnerRe Than AXIS, Says Former CEO Thiele
PartnerRe Ltd.'s former Chief Executive Officer Patrick Thiele said the reinsurer's shareholders should vote against a planned merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and called the cash offer from ...
The Uberization of Insurance and Pac-Man
Much has been written about innovation in the insurance industry as well as Google's Compare, USAA's recent participation in Compare, Liberty Mutual's venture with Nest, big data, etc. What is really ...
How They Stack Up: Analysis of Chubb’s Future Position in P/C Product Lines
Just a little over six months ago, ACE announced a deal to acquire the high-net-worth personal lines business of Fireman's Fund from Allianz, competing against Chubb, which holds the leading position ...
ACE-Chubb $28.3B Deal Took Just ‘Weeks’ to Put Together: Greenberg
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015 "We are first and foremost builders. Insurance is a long-term business. We are patient," said ACE Chair and Chief Executive Officer ...
Expert Calls For Wider Use of Blast Modeling For Possible Terrorist Attacks
While catastrophic event models focus mainly on weather-related events, the world also has to cope with catastrophic terrorist acts, particularly those caused by explosive devices placed in areas ...
PwC: Alternative Investment Growth Set to Soar Over Next Five Years
The alternative investment industry, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets, is expected to grow fivefold to at least $13.6 trillion in the next half decade, professional services ...
Liberty Mutual Launches Telematics Option For Home Smoke Alarms
Liberty Mutual Insurance hopes to advance the use of telematics in the home, with promises of extra discounts to customers who use a high-tech smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and agree to share the ...