Strategy
AmTrust CEO Zyskind, Stone Point Capital Propose Taking Insurer Private
A bid is afoot to take AmTrust Financial Services private. Stone Point Capital Partners, along with AmTrust Chairman and CEO Barry Zyskind and Director George Karfunkel (and his wife, Leah ...
Parametric Insurance Can Help Close Global Insurance Protection Gap: Clyde & Co.
Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in both the developing and developed world, according to a report ...
Beyond Future Leaders, Other Employees Are Worth Retention Program Efforts
As insurers and other companies explore ways to keep and nurture valuable employees, they may want to focus their energies on more than just the future leaders. Executives Career Systems ...
Allstate CEO Wilson Adds President to Title as Winter Retires; Three Execs Promoted
The Allstate Corp.'s succession planning is in full swing as it prepares for the retirement of its president, Matt Winter, in February 2018. Allstate Chairman and CEO Thomas Wilson plans to take over ...
P/C: It’s Not Personal Anymore
The year 2018 promises to be full of exciting opportunities for the insurance industry. Or maybe it's going to be a year of profound threats. The way you will experience the coming months depends a ...
Aon Completes $475M Agreement to Acquire The Townsend Group
Insurance brokerage and consultant Aon has completed its $475 million acquisition of The Townsend Group, a global investment management and advisory services firm focused on real estate and real ...
Widespread Reinsurance Price Hikes Unlikely Even After Record 2017 Catastrophe Losses: Willis Re
The estimated $136 billion in catastrophe loss estimates for 2017 is one for the record books. But resulting, widespread reinsurance price hikes in 2018 aren't likely, Willis Re said in a new report. ...
Utica National Joins Billion-Dollar Direct Written Premium Club for First Time
Utica National Insurance Group has announced that it has become a billion-dollar company for the first time in its nearly 104-year history. The company surpassed $1 billion in direct written premiums ...