Leadership & Strategy
Innovative Game-Changer or Dud: How to Figure Out Which One is Which
CEOs and managers in companies of every size face this problem all the time: When someone pitches a potentially game-changing idea, how do they know if the innovation has a chance of working? Will it ...
ACE Absorbs Fireman’s Fund Business and Seeks High-End Canadian Clients
More than three months after ACE Group said it would snatch up Fireman's Fund's U.S. high-net-worth personal lines business from Allianz for $365 million, the deal is finally closed. ACE isn't ...
XL Launching VC Initiative to Fund Innovation
XL Group has announced the creation of a new venture capital initiative, XL Innovate. XL Innovate will be financially backed by XL and will invest in companies that have a strategic focus on ...
TAG Heuer or Apple: Which Smartwatch Would You Prefer?
The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced last month to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic ...
Zurich Canada Rolls Out Sophisticated Drone Coverage For Corporate Clients
Zurich's Canadian arm unveiled a new drone insurance package designed for corporate clients. It's designed to appeal to multiple industries that do business in the country and address coverage gaps ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Willis, QBE and More
AIG, Willis, QBE and Westfield Insurance all recently made some executive promotions and appointments. *** American International Group appointed veteran Mercer executive Gaurav Garg as CEO, Personal ...
Customer, Expert Partnerships Advancing AIG Safety Agenda: Hancock
While the world is far safer these days—in part thanks to property/casualty insurers—carriers can continue the trend by creatively collaborating with clients and outside experts, American ...
W. R. Berkley Combines U.S. Broker Reinsurance Units
W. R. Berkley Corp. announced Monday that it has combined its U.S. broker reinsurance units, Berkley Re America and Facultative ReSources, into a single operating unit that will trade under the ...