Leadership & Strategy
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 ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty and Ironshore Fill Out Singapore Teams
Both Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Ironshore International have filled executive positions in Singapore, with a mandate of adding new customers in the Asia/Pacific region. Berkshire ...
Comparenow.com Announces Name Change
Insurance price comparison website comparenow.com has announced that it will now operate as compare.com. According to a statement, the company decided to create a simpler identity following recent ...
Swiss Re Eyes South Africa For Commercial Insurance Expansion
A division of Swiss Re has expanded into South Africa with a focus on commercial insurance coverage and services for mid-and large-sized corporate clients. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' advance into ...
Transitioning from Manager to Leader: Industry Education Announced
The Institutes and the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have partnered again this year to offer the 2015 Management Education program—first in May and again in ...
Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash Clogging Oceans: Scientists
The world's oceans are clogged with plastic debris, but how much of it finds its way into the seas annually? Enough to place the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic trash on every foot ...