Leadership & Strategy
Former VP Gore Backs Insurance Execs’ Commitment to Climate Risk at Geneva Assoc. Assembly
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore recognized the insurance industry's key role in helping the world to tackle climate-related risks during a speech at The Geneva Association's annual General ...
66 Industry CEOs Sign Geneva Association Climate Risk Statement
Sixty-six chief executives of the world's leading insurers have confirmed their commitment to The Geneva Association's Climate Risk Statement―a set of guiding principles on the substantial role ...
Aspen, Still in Endurance’s Sights, Touts Growth and Investor Value
Aspen Insurance Holdings continues as Endurance Specialty Holdings' hotly coveted takeover target. In the meantime, the Bermuda reinsurance and insurance player made its case to investors that it is ...
Schmidt Joins Argo as Group CUO
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has appointed Axel Schmidt as group chief underwriting officer. He will succeed ...
Nomura: Progressive May Struggle To Keep Older Customers
Gone are the days when Progressive Corp., the nation's fourth-largest U.S. auto insurer, could grow through innovation alone. Future expansion will come at the expense of its rivals by going after ...Berkshire Specialty Treks Into Travel Coverage
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Peter Eastwood, hired last year to expand into more insurance niches, is pushing into travel coverage in the latest challenge to American International Group Inc., his ...
Bank of America Cleared For Concealing $10B AIG Fraud Lawsuit
A federal appeals court said Bank of America Corp was not liable to shareholders for allegedly concealing a $10 billion fraud lawsuit by American International Group Inc, whose filing led to a ...
XL Group Exec: Be Mindful of 5 Interconnected Global Risks
In order to succeed, the global insurance industry must be mindful of five interconnected risks that keep the underwriting climate more volatile these days than not, XL Group Chief Enterprise Risk ...