Leadership & Strategy
ANV Launches Cyber.Media MGU for U.S. Main St. Biz Backed by James River
ANV Holdings BV, a Dutch specialty insurance business, announced the opening of a U.S. managing general underwriter Thursday, focusing on communications and data security risks for "Main Street" U.S. ...
High School Sports Heroes Make Better Leaders: Cornell Research
Whether you were a quarterback or point guard, past participation in competitive team sports marks you as a winner in the competition for better jobs, according to a new Cornell University study. ...
Marsh to Acquire Majority Stake in Panama-Based Broker Semusa
Marsh has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Semusa, a leading insurance broker and advisor in Panama and Marsh's long-standing local correspondent broker, the company ...
Allianz, Munich Re’s Ergo Unit Rumored in Talks for Greek Insurer
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, and Munich Re's primary insurance unit Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG are in talks to buy Agrotiki Insurance from Greece's Piraeus Bank SA, said three people ...
Endurance Reacts to Latest Rejection from Aspen
Characterizing details of an announcement by the board of Aspen Insurance Holdings rejecting another cash-stock offer from Endurance as "combative," Endurance offered its own view of what it termed ...
Ironshore Files IPO
Ironshore Inc., the insurer led by executives who left American International Group Inc. in the financial crisis, filed for a $100 million initial public offering so that its backers can reduce their ...
QBE Creates Emerging Markets Division, Combining Latin Am, Asia-Pac Units
QBE Insurance Group Limited announced Monday that it is combining its Latin America and Asia Pacific divisions to form the QBE Emerging Markets division, characterizing the move as a strategic change ...
Duperreault and Two Sigma: Marrying Tech, Analytics and Underwriting in Bermuda
It is hardly unusual to read about hedge funds partnering with insurance and reinsurance companies in Bermuda these days. On that score, the launch of Hamilton Insurance Group might seem like more of ...