Leadership & Strategy
Willis Re Unveils Japan Tsunami Model in an Industry Milestone
Willis Re has come up with a Japan tsunami model, something it asserts is a first-time milestone for an extreme weather event whose resulting losses have been hard for the industry to understand. In ...
Insurance Software Maker Ebix Adds Barrington-Backed Board Members
Ebix Inc., a software supplier to the insurance industry, agreed to add two new members to its board of directors after reaching an agreement with activist investor Barington Capital Group LP. Ebix ...
Fairfax Financial Grows Asia Insurance Presence With Malaysian Acquisition
Fairfax Financial Holdings said it will acquire the general insurance business from a Malaysian company as part of a broader expansion in Asia. Fairfax plans to use its subsidiary The Pacific ...
Hiscox Broadens Professional Service Coverage in U.S.
Specialist insurer Hiscox said it is beefing up its U.S. offerings for professional service firms. The expanded products are part of Hiscox's PRO line of insurance coverage, and contain added ...
CEO in Crisis: Takata’s Leader Lacks Sense of Emergency in Air Bag Recall, Associates Say
Shigehisa Takada, the third-generation head of Takata Corp., shows little sense of the crisis engulfing the Japanese air bag maker at the center of one of the auto industry's biggest safety recalls, ...
TRIA or Not, XL Group Is Betting on Its Own Standalone Terrorism Insurance Policy
XL Group has come up with a standalone terrorism insurance policy meant to cover gaps in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, whether or not the federal reinsurance law is renewed. The new ...
MAPFRE Seeking Acquisitions in Europe and U.S.
MAPFRE SA, the biggest insurer in Spain, is seeking to expand and may make acquisitions in Europe and the U.S., Chairman Antonio Huertas said. The company isn't constrained by regulators' efforts to ...
Moody’s: Weather and Competition Threaten Rising P/C Earnings
U.S. property/casualty insurers can celebrate higher overall earnings and premium levels in the 2014 third quarter versus the same period a year ago, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report. ...