Leadership & Strategy
Soft Market Strategies: Is It Time for Reinsurers to Shrink Intentionally?
Anybody keeping even a vague eye on the reinsurance media and the commentary coming out of the brokers will be aware of one thing: Reinsurance pricing seems to be going through the floor. The ...
Endurance Gives Up on Bid to Buy Aspen
After three months of trying, Bermuda reinsurance company Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has given up trying to acquire archrival Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. The final blow apparently happened ...
U.K. to Start Testing Driverless Cars on Public Roads
Driverless cars will be tested on U.K. roads starting in January, providing an opening for carmakers and technology companies as the government looks for ways to improve safety and lower pollution. ...The Hartford Plans Big Investment in P/C Policy Management Tech
Hartford Financial Services Group said it is planning a major upgrade to technology it uses to manage property/casualty insurance policies. A company spokesman would not disclose how much the insurer ...
Re Results Blot W.R. Berkley’s Otherwise Soaring Financials
On the surface, at least, W.R. Berkley Corp.'s 2014 second quarter reflects a stellar array of gains in everything from gross and net premiums written to net income, operating income and improved ...
XL CEO: Distinctive Offerings, Historic Relationships Buffer Re Business
Simply put, XL Group's 2014 second quarter was both tough and solid. The property/casualty and specialty insurer and reinsurer said it lost more than $279.2 million during the period, about $1.03 per ...
The Trouble With Incentive Compensation
Incentive compensation in many organizations has evolved over recent years. What started with the intent to increase the alignment of top management with shareholder interests, later developed into a ...
QBE Forecasts Profit Decline Resulting from Latin America WC Reserve Boost
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. slumped the most in seven months after forecasting an 18 percent decline in first-half earnings due to higher claims in Latin America and competition with other insurers. Net ...