Leadership & Strategy
Beazley Restructuring Its Underwriting Team to Support Growth Ambitions
Beazley has restructured its underwriting team with the creation of four new divisions: Specialty Risks, Cyber Risks, MAP Risks and Property Risks. The divisions will be interconnected, able to ...
On the Cutting Edge: How Successful Carriers Can Drive Cyber Insurance Forward
Panelists at Insurance Journal's March webinar, Raising the Bar on Cybersecurity, said a paradigm shift is happening in cyber insurance as carriers embrace technology, and those that don't keep up ...
Hannover Re Opens Access to InsurTech Innovation Platform, ‘hr | equarium’
Hannover Re has opened access to its innovation platform for all interested parties. Launched in 2019, hr | equarium connects insurance clients with InsurTech partners. The platform has been used on ...
AIG Life and Retirement Biz Files for IPO; Rebranding as Corebridge
The holding company of U.S. insurer American International Group Inc's AIG life and retirement business, SAFG Retirement Services Inc, filed for an initial public offering in the United States on ...
The Remaking of Verisk as an Insurance-Focused Firm (Again) Is Underway
Last week, information services firm Verisk said it had taken steps that align with one investor's call for the firm to commit to being a standalone insurance-focused business. Yesterday, Verisk ...
WTW Survey Finds Great Resignation Unlikely to Slow Down Soon
A recent survey by global advisory, broking and solutions company WTW (Willis Towers Watson) found that the great resignation is showing no signs of easing. More than half (53 percent) of U.S. ...
U.S. SEC Unveils Landmark Climate Change Risk Disclosure Rule
The U.S. securities regulator on Monday unveiled a landmark proposal requiring U.S.-listed companies to disclose their climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions, part of a push by President ...
Burn the Client or Burn the Carbon? AXA Grapples With Clean Energy Transition
The glass tower in Paris where AXA SA, one of the world's largest insurers, has its temporary headquarters looks as if a giant feral cat has ripped chunks out of it. In recent months that jagged ...