Leadership & Strategy
WSJ Documents Decline of The Southport Lane Insurance Empire
An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers' investments was built by a private equity firm in part on questionable assets ...
Anti-Drunk Driving Devices Could Save 59,000 Lives: University Study
Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save 59,000 lives and $343 million over 15 years, according to a University of ...
FAA Loosens Some Requirements for Commercial Drone Permits
Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining ...
ACE Unveils Enhanced Clinical Trial Coverage for U.K.-Based Life Sciences Companies
ACE Group is unveiling expanded clinical trials liability coverage for U.K.-based life sciences companies, a product designed to cover their studies conducted around world. The new enhanced clinical ...
International Capital Standards Will be Slow in Coming: FIO’s McRaith
Insurers could see some version of an international capital standard by 2016, Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith told a recent gathering of industry professionals in Washington, D.C. ...
ACE, BlackRock Want Up to $1.3B For New Bermuda Reinsurance Venture
BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, and Evan Greenberg's ACE Ltd. are forming a reinsurance venture that is seeking to raise $800 million to $1.3 billion. The business is named ABR ...
Insurance Mascots Ranked: GEICO Gecko Earns Top Score
The GEICO Gecko is the most recognizable and memorable insurance mascot, according to a new survey from Q&A Research, a full-service, qualitative and quantitative marketing research provider. The ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 40 Percent Profit Gain in 2014
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-biggest insurer, said profit rose 39.5 percent last year as stock-market rallies bolstered its investment returns and it accelerated overseas property ...