Leadership & Strategy
Towers Watson: More U.S. Drivers Embrace Driving Monitoring Tech
It sounds intrusive, in theory – the use of a telematics device to monitor a policyholder's driving habits in exchange for possible savings in insurance premiums. But a new Towers Watson survey ...
Two Everest Re Divisions Team to Offer Global Specialty Coverages
Two divisions of Everest Re Group will combine to offer specialty coverages outside of the United States and Canada, essentially going global in their efforts. Specialty Insurance Group (SIG) and ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Rolls Out Homebuyer Financing
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer, started a service financing down payments for potential homebuyers as more Chinese cities ease purchase restrictions to bolster sales ...AIG’s Chairman Says Leadership Change Follows Strategic Victory
The leadership transition at insurer American International Group Inc. is like switching generals after winning a war, Chairman Steve Miller said today. "We're changing generals as we move from ...
SEC Launches Tower Group Investigation
Tower Group International's situation has taken another turn for the worse, with news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is now investigating the struggling Bermuda insurer and ...
China Insurers Market “Naughty Child” Coverage and Other Innovations
Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out "naughty child insurance". Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming pregnant before the honeymoon, your team being knocked out of ...
Donegal Group CEO Goes on Medical Leave
The CEO of insurance holding company Donegal Group Inc. (DGI) is taking a temporary leave of absence due to medical reasons. DGI did not detail Donald Nikolaus' specific medical issues. But the ...
Regional, Specialty Insurer Analysis: Broader Focus Enhances Profitability
Insurers focusing their business on a single state or coverage line experienced decent levels of premium growth in recent years, but they also recorded higher combined ratios than diversified ...