Leadership & Strategy
The P/C Industry Calculates Its Future After Republican U.S. Election Gains
A day after the 2014 midterm elections gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate, wider control of the House and major gains in state races across the nation, lobbyists for the property/casualty ...
Are You Ready to Follow the BYOD Trend?
"Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) is the policy of allowing employees to bring their personally owned devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets to work in order to access private company ...
ING’s Former Canadian P/C Arm Thrives With Fewer Catastrophe Losses
Intact Financial Corp, Canada's largest property and casualty insurer, reported a more than four-fold rise in quarterly profit, helped by a sharp fall in catastrophe losses. The company's profit last ...
For His First Earnings Call, AIG’s New CEO Was All About Reassurance
For Peter Hancock, his first earnings call as president and CEO of American International Group on Nov. 4 reflected a focus on reassurance, and a steady explanation of the actions taken so far under ...
Endurance Built Up Its Underwriting In a Mixed 3rd Quarter
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported a mixed 2014 third quarter stemming from big investments in underwriting and also some remnants from its failed push to snatch up Bermuda reinsurance rival ...
Most Employees Don’t Trust the Boss; Mistrust Impacts Growth, Innovation: Research
More than half of the people surveyed give their organizations low marks for trust and effective leadership, according to a consulting firm specializing in workplace performance improvement. ...
Survey: Businesses Slow to Boost Cyber Insurance Coverage Despite Risks
While a majority of U.S. finance executives now see high-profile cyber-breaches as a major risk, many still have inadequate cyber insurance coverage, a new survey found. That finding comes from the ...
Britain’s Legal & General Group: Corporate Bulk Annuities Soar in 2014
Legal & General Group Plc's shares gained in London trading after the insurer said 2014 will be a record year for its corporate bulk annuities business, mitigating a 61 percent slump in sales to ...