Leadership & Strategy
Watford Re Playing to Current Market Conditions; Not Undercutting on Price: CEO Rathgeber
The first-quarter 2014 launch of Watford Re has fueled a fair amount of market chatter—some centered on the potential for the new entrant to the casualty reinsurance space to drive down pricing. ...
Eight P/C Insurers, Reinsurers Get Top Marks for Managing Climate Risk
Munich Re and ACE Limited are among nine insurers that are best prepared to manage risks related to climate change, a lobbying group said last week, including one life insurer on the list. The ...
W.R. Berkley CEO Challenges ‘Moral Commitment’ of Reinsurance Rivals
With the property/casualty reinsurance market hammered by soft rates and heavy competition from new sources of capital, W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Chairman and CEO questioned the "moral commitment" of some ...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Reorganizes to Support New Growth
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) is reorganizing its regional management structure to accommodate new growth. In a related move, it is launching a new business line targeted to ...
Allied World to Realign Most of Its Operations
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings announced a realignment of most of its operations, the same day it disclosed 2014 third quarter earnings that reflected gains in pricing but hits on income due to ...
Chubb Thrives in Q3 on Higher Premium Revenue
Chubb Corp., the insurer of corporate boards and mega-yachts, said quarterly profit rose 9.8 percent in the company's first increase of the year as premium revenue increased. Third-quarter net income ...
Survey: Analytics Increasingly Informs P/C Homeowners Pricing
Property/casualty insurers are increasingly using analytics as a tool to help with their homeowners' pricing, reflecting a belief that the line could become a bigger growth engine than their auto ...
AIG, Allianz and 7 Other Giant Insurers to Start Reporting Capital Ratios
Nine too-big-to-fail insurers, including American International Group Inc., Allianz SE and MetLife Inc., must start reporting capital ratios next year using a method presented by regulators today. ...