Leadership & Strategy
QBE NA CEO Duclos Discusses M&A and Transformation Progress
Amid all the recent news about merger and acquisition activity in the property/casualty insurance space, QBE North America was on the sell side in January, announcing that Alliant Insurance Services ...
Montpelier Re CEO: Flat Net Written Premiums Likely For Q1
Montpelier Re Insurance Holdings President and CEO Christopher Harris said he expects 2015 first quarter net written premiums to be flat compared to the same period a year ago. The reason: results ...
Zurich Commercial Transformation: From Conventional Wisdom to Data-Driven Pricing Insights
The merchants, captains and ship owners who congregated in Lloyd's Coffee House in the late 1600s, where they discussed shipping and insurance deals, could not have predicted that their hunches ...
Towers Watson: Insurers Worry About Flat Growth and Low Interest Rates
Most insurers expect business conditions to remain flat or even become worse over the next few years. Within that context, regulatory changes and continued low interest rates remain their top ...
CNA Brings on New Senior VP For Healthcare
CNA Financial Corp. has hired on a new senior vice president for its healthcare sector segment. Glen Curley will take over the slot as of Feb. 23. He replaces Andy Shapiro, who is stepping down due ...
Zurich Insurance May Sell Stake in Money Manager Firm
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, hired Evercore Partners Inc. to value its majority stake in Seven Investment Management LLP, a person with knowledge of the matter said. ...
QBE North America Rolls Out M&A-Related Transactional Liability Practice
QBE North America is launching a new transactional liability practice designed for clients involved in mergers and acquisitions. The initiative reflects its latest expansion into other specialty ...
With Restructuring Complete, Hartford’s Risk Appetite Expanding: CEO Swift
When Liam McGee and Christopher Swift began their stints as chief executive and chief financial officer at The Hartford in late 2009 and early 2010, both outsiders sensed the need to work on ...