Leadership & Strategy
As P/C Companies Turn to Predictive Analytics, Some Underwriters are Wary
If you're wondering how important predictive analytics is becoming to property/casualty insurance companies, consider this: 56 percent of industry respondents in a new survey said they plan to start ...
The Founder and CEO of Specialty Insurer ANV Abruptly Departs
The founder and CEO of ANV Holdings BV has left the company, according to an April 20 announcement from the Dutch-headquartered global specialty insurance group. R. Matthew Fairfield issued a ...
Willis to Compete With Banks Pursuing Asia M&A
Willis Group Holdings Plc's Rafal Walkiewicz and Michael Guo, who were promoted last week to lead the investment-banking operation, are focusing on Asia as they vie with Wall Street in advising ...
Aspen and Starr to Jointly Underwrite International Property Insurance
Aspen Insurance and Starr Companies sealed an agreement to jointly underwrite international property insurance. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. But they'll focus on European companies ...
EXOR Avoids Hedge Fund Approach in $6.4B PartnerRe Bid
The Agnelli family's EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. EXOR ...
TigerRisk Brings on Willis Vet Ursano as New President
TigerRisk Partners is bringing on a veteran Willis cat bond executive as its new president. The Connecticut-based reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm said it has appointed Tony ...
Ironshore Boosts Global Property Energy Capacity As Sector Competition Soars
Ironshore's global property energy division boosted its capacity limits from $25 million to up to $35 million, even as the sector faces increasing competition in the face of plunging oil prices. ...
SCOR, Chubb, Help Drive Q1 Cat Bonds Issued to Record Levels: Aon Benfield
Catastrophe bond limit secured in the 2015 first quarter came in at $1.7 billion, the most of any Q1 yet recorded, Aon Benfield said in its latest status report on insurance-linked securities. Aon ...