Leadership & Strategy
Allianz P/C Earnings Hit Below Expectations
German insurer Allianz raised its dividend by less than expected after earnings in its core property and casualty insurance businesses lagged and asset management stalled following client defections ...
More Job Cuts Coming to RSA as Uncertainty Over Outlook Spooks Investors
RSA Insurance Group Plc's Stephen Hester delivered a full-year profit, restored dividends and stepped up cost cuts that will result in more job losses. The shares still tumbled more than 5 percent in ...
XL Group Predicts More Global Regulations When Catlin Deal Concludes
XL Group Plc, the insurer that agreed to buy Catlin Group Ltd. for about $4 billion, said it faces a risk label after the deal that could lead to increased oversight from global regulators. ...
Berkley Scolds Insurers For Being ‘Cheap’ As Google Nips At Their Heels
With Google apparently getting into the auto insurance business, W.R. Berkley Corp's legendary CEO is taking the insurance industry to task for being "cheap" and slow to anticipate change. "We are a ...
Allstate Is The Latest P/C Insurer to Pursue Texas Expansion
Allstate Insurance Company said it wants to bring close to 300 additional jobs to Texas focused on both agency ownership and sales. The U.S.'s largest publicly held personal lines insurer explained ...
S&P Optimistic About Platinum as RenRe’s $1.9B Acquisition Nears
Platinum Underwritings Holdings is the beneficiary of a continued positive ratings outlook from Standard & Poor's with a possible future two-notch upgrade after it combines with RenaissanceRe. ...
QBE’s North American Business Improves; Group Profitable Overall
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Australia's second-largest insurer by market value, climbed the most in four years in Sydney stock trading as an improving North American business and lower provisions ...
Google to Face Obstacles Selling Insurance Online, Says Overstock.com CEO
Those now running comparison insurance shopping websites believe that they could be helped if Google enters into the business. The reason: the giant search engine could draw more attention to buying ...