Leadership & Strategy
Well-Connected CEOs Lead Companies into Bad M&A Deals
Chief executive officers with extensive social connections to board members, executives at other firms, bankers and other financial market participants initiate mergers and acquisitions more ...
Munich Re, Hannover Re Expect Stability in 2015, at Least in Germany
Germany's Munich Re and Hannover Re expect stable reinsurance prices in their home market next year, cushioning the blow from a slide in prices on world markets. Munich and Hannover, the world's ...
XL Group Boosts Cyber and Technology Underwriting Capacity
XL Group has become the latest insurer to add capacity to its cyber and technology coverage expertise, as data breaches continue to increase and the market rushes to respond in kind. XL Group's ...
Insurance-Linked Securities on Track to Break Issuance Records: Willis
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) will break issuance records last set in 2007 as the embrace of alternative investments in the property/casualty industry continues to grow, according to an update ...
Counterpoint: Spending on Ads Never Beats Spending on Insurance Agents
A recent research report published by Cliff Gallant and Matthew Rohrmann of Nomura Equity Research concludes that spending on advertising beats spending on insurance agents. Once again Wall Street ...
FERMA Survey Reveals Dissent Over Management of Top Risks
Risk managers are not satisfied with the level of mitigation for six of the top 10 risks "that keep their CEO awake at night," which is one of the key findings of the 2014 Risk Management ...
Earthquake Bonds: California Plans to Sell $350M of Them
The California Earthquake Authority, the largest seismic insurer in the U.S., is selling $350 million in bonds to strengthen its ability to pay claims, after the state's first death due to a quake in ...
Willis Group, Miller Confirm Deal Talks on London Wholesale Biz
Willis Group Holdings and Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that they have entered into exclusive talks to combine London wholesale businesses to trade under the Miller brand. The resulting ...