Leadership & Strategy
Lloyd’s Finance/Operations Exec Slot To Be Split in 2
Luke Savage is leaving Lloyd's of London to become the new CFO at Standard Life. Previously, Savage had been Lloyd's Director of Finance and Operations for 10 years. He will be stepping down from ...
S&P: Insurers Want Certainty Before Fully Embracing Climate Change Prep
Whether climate change is here, on its way or non-existent, insurers have already accepted the need to prepare for it. But even as the industry confronts what might happen, it wants more certainty ...
CFOs Go Beyond Number Crunching to Strategic Seat
The days are long past for chief financial officers to hide behind the adding machines and spreadsheets in their corporate suites. The broadening role of the CFO into a wider range of company ...
Marsh: Softening Signs Seen in U.S. Umbrella/Excess Liability Rates
Average umbrella and excess liability rates in the U.S. climbed 3.1 percent higher in the 2014 first quarter. Marsh Global Analytics claims that's a sign of market softening, however, because it's ...
Global P/C Premiums Headed for Moderate Climb: Munich Re Report
An improving economy in the industrialized world will propel steady but moderate property/casualty premium growth over the next two years, Munich Re concluded in its new Insurance Market Outlook ...
Making the Economics of Telematics Work for Auto Insurers
The crossroads of auto insurance these days is telematics, the use of an electronic device to monitor how an automobile is being driven. The device monitors where a car is and how it is being driven, ...
Genworth Mortgage Insurance IPO Soars in Australia
Shares in home-loan insurer Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Ltd rose 14 percent on Tuesday in an upbeat first day of trading for the country's biggest initial public offer of the year so far. ...
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 ...