Leadership & Strategy
Putting Out the Fire at Fireman’s Fund
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2014. Five CEOs in seven years, a revolving door of senior leadership that is making rating agencies and the entire insurance industry ...
In Venezuela, Oil Price Plunge Makes Debt Insurance Costs Soar
The cost for insuring Venezuelan sovereign debt against default or restructuring surged on Wednesday as global oil prices swooned to a 27-month low before rebounding, illustrating rising investor ...
United Insurance Holdings Corp. Takes on Citizens’ Florida P/C Policies
United Insurance Holdings Corp. said it has initiated the takeout of more than 37,000 personal and commercial residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida. The transition ...
Companies With High Learning Agility Execs Make More Money: Korn Ferry
High-learning agile people are good for business, both as executives and employees, and they help companies make more money, Korn Ferry concluded in two new workforce studies. One determined that ...
Apple, Facebook Offer Egg-Freezing Insurance Coverage For Employees
Apple Inc. is following Facebook Inc. by offering company insurance coverage to women who wish to freeze their eggs. Facebook started providing the benefit, which applies to employees and their ...
2014 U.S. Cat Events Land Far From Record Levels: Verisk
U.S. insured losses during the first nine months of 2014 fell "well short" of the 10-year average. But major events still caused some pain, and catastrophe losses in the country climbed by ...Beazley Becomes Latest to Raid AIG Talent Roster
Beazley Plc hired Matt Barone from American International Group Inc., becoming the second insurer in a month to recruit from AIG to build groups that sell coverage protecting corporate clients ...
Allstate Beefs Up Investment Management Roster
Allstate Corp. is bringing on some new executives focused on the investment side of its operations. The largest publicly traded personal lines insurer in the United States said it hired Russell ...