Leadership & Strategy
The Hartford Seals Major League Baseball Sponsorship Deal
The Hartford sealed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball, becoming at least the second major carrier to do so in recent weeks. With the agreement in place, The Hartford is now an ...
Illinois Signs Connecticut Insurance Dept. Acting Commissioner to Top Regulator Job
Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will appoint the acting commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department to be director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Rauner's office made the announcement on ...
PartnerRe’s Shareholders Will Vote July 24 on Proposed AXIS Capital Merger
PartnerRe set July 24 as the date that shareholders will vote on its proposed merger with AXIS Capital Holdings, months after both parties first announced their agreement. The milestone follows a ...
Willis Completes Majority Investment in London Broker Miller
Reinsurance broker Willis Group Holdings said it has completed its investment in Miller Insurance Services LLP that will enhance its wholesale insurance brokerage business and expertise in marine ...
China’s Buffett at Fosun Looks to Fund Acquisition Spree with Share Sales
A $1.2 billion share sale by Fosun International Ltd. this month was likely only the start of a love affair with equity deals, bankers say, as the Chinese conglomerate seeks to cut reliance on debt ...
How Billionaire Entrepreneurs Change As They Go Gray
Billionaires are getting older, just like their fellow baby boomers. A report from UBS Group AG and PwC found that the rapid rate of wealth creation by billionaire entrepreneurs will probably level ...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg at 90: ‘You Got to Fight’
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg spent some of his 90th birthday party like he's spent much of the past decade: angry. As he addressed his family at a lunch at a private estate this month, one of his sons ...
AXA Chief Outlines Climate Strategy
AXA Chairman and CEO Henri de Castries spoke at Climate Finance Day on May 22 in Paris. The following are his remarks in which he discusses what climate change means for the insurance industry as ...