Leadership & Strategy
Insurance Store-in-a-Box Kiosks Launched by Tennessee’s Direct Auto
Kiosks allowing customers to purchase auto insurance policies in as little as five minutes are popping up in insurance offices in Tennessee, previewing a larger rollout that will put them in ...
Swiss Re Net Beats Analyst Forecasts as Non-Life Sales Jump
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, reported better than expected third-quarter profit after non-life premiums rose by a fifth. Net income fell 51 percent to $1.07 billion from a ...
Bring on the Competitors, Reinsurance Brokers Say
If you ask Frank Harrison, chief executive officer of New York-based reinsurance intermediary Holborn Corp., whether he worries about competitors coming up behind his firm, you'll hear an unusual ...
82% of P/C Insurers Using Predictive Analytics: Earnix/ISO Research
A survey of North American insurance professionals reveals widespread use of predictive analytics in the property/casualty insurance industry, with as many as 82 percent responding that they use ...
‘Neutral-to-Challenging’ Market Ahead: Endurance CEO Charman
Even though Endurance Specialty Holdings will operate in a "neutral-to-challenging" insurance market over the next few years, the refocused organization will be able to compete on "relevance" rather ...
Investment Bankers on Boards Make for Better Corporate Mergers
Companies mulling a merger would do well to have an investment banker on their board of directors, according to University research. A study from the University of Iowa found that firms with an ...
Berkshire-Hathaway Insurance Earnings Tumble in Q3
Although Berkshire Hathaway reported a 7.7 percent jump in operating income for the third-quarter of 2013, Berkshire's insurance operations saw earnings fall in the quarter. Taken together, operating ...