Who Is Kabir Syed and Why Did He Launch RiskMatch?

During his nearly two decades in the industry, Kabir Syed, founder and CEO of RiskMatch, has held leadership positions in marketing, strategic planning, operations and analytics—most notably at ...

Subterranean Reservoir Meets Tokyo Typhoon Threat

Below the condos and boutiques of Tokyo's upscale Minato ward -- which includes Roppongi Hills, home to Goldman Sachs Group's Japan headquarters -- a boring machine has carved out the city's newest ...

China Investment Firm to Buy Big Stake in Ironshore

An investment group from China will buy a big stake in in Ironshore Inc., a billion-dollar insurance holding company led by former AIG executives that filed plans for a $100 million IPO in late June. ...

Berkshire Hathaway’s Stock is How High?

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's share price on Thursday surpassed and closed above $200,000 for the first time, the latest milestone for a company that Warren Buffett has built over nearly five decades into ...

U.S. P/C Insurance M&A Gaining a Foreign Flavor

Insurance mergers and acquisitions often provide signs pointing to the direction where the industry is heading. Reading the signs today reveals a strong foreign element. In 2014 there has been a ...