Strategy
W.R. Berkley Makes Entertainment/Sports, Environmental Into Separate Operating Units
W.R. Berkley Corp. said it has formed two new independent operating units out of what was one division. The commercial lines insurer and reinsurer said Berkley Entertainment & Sports and Berkley ...
Find Ways to Innovate Where You Live
Not looking a gift horse in the mouth is generally accepted as a good idea, but it's not always easy to recognize the gift horse. With that famously accurate hindsight, it's easy to see that Grinnell ...
New Consumer Tech Drives Opportunities for Novel Personal Insurance Products: Conning
Innovation often opens the door to new products that would never have been possible. Conning asserts in a new report that this is happening with personal lines insurance, thanks to consumers' ...
Today’s Insurance Talent Model and the Power of Diverse Thought
Tomorrow's innovative business solutions will be built today, and most successfully by those who can quickly embrace the talent diversity needed to realize them. Innovation, however, isn't possible ...
Greenlight Capital Re Brings on Ex-SAC Re CEO Burton as New Leader
Greenlight Capital Re tapped a veteran Bermuda reinsurance executive as its new chief executive officer. Simon Burton is slated to become CEO of the hedge fund/specialist reinsurer as of July 1, 2017 ...
FM Global Gets Luxembourg’s Approval to Launch Post-Brexit EU Hub
U.S. commercial property insurer FM Global has approved to run a European hub in Luxembourg, a move allowing it to issue policies in the European Union and other countries following Britain's ...
Hold Out for Opportunities That Truly Motivate You
We all take on projects and commitments simply because we don't think we can say no. We let fear of missed opportunities or judgment from others sway us into believing we should accept new ...
Fairfax Cutting Stake in India JV Insurer ICICI Lombard
Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings plans to sell a 12.2 percent stake in its Indian joint venture insurer ICICI Lombard in a deal that will value the company at 203 billion rupees ($3.15 billion), ...