Strategy
Donegal Group: Appointments in Underserved Areas
Donegal Group's growth has been fueled by its acquisition of medium-sized "Main Street" carriers. Since 1995, it has completed six acquisitions or participated in other carriers' business through ...
Main Street America: Moving in Right Direction
The Main Street America Group is a mutual insurance holding company that writes business through nine P/C insurance carriers. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., MSA writes more than $1 billion in premium ...
NORCAL Mutual: Stronger Through Consolidation
Consolidation is a major consideration for NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co., "whether it's physicians joining larger groups, agents being acquired, or companies like ours taking advantage of M&A ...
Grinnell Mutual: Make a Plan, Give Ice Cream
When Larry Jansen took over as CEO five years ago, Grinnell Mutual was losing $50 million every year on its farm mutual book (which is a third of its business), its employees were unmotivated, and ...
Allianz Debuts Morocco Operations Made Possible by Zurich Sale
The Allianz Group is now officially open for business in Morocco. Its division in the North African Country, Allianz Maroc, formally debuted on Feb. 22. Based in Casablanca, it was previously known ...
‘Be Ambidextrous’ and Other Tips for Aligning Strategy and Execution
Quality, innovation, profitability and growth all depend on having your company's strategy and execution aligned, says a recent article from PwC's strategy+business. Strategy is your promise to ...
AIG Will Unload Vermont Ski Slope Asset for $50M
Insurance giant American International Group Inc has reached a deal to sell one of its lesser-known assets: a northern Vermont ski slope. Vail Resorts Inc, a Brookfield, Colorado-based company that ...
Institutional Investors Yanked $469B From Equities in 2016
Institutional investors pulled $468.8 billion out of equities in 2016, a report by the research firm eVestment showed on Tuesday, notwithstanding a rally late in the year that drove stock markets to ...