Strategy
Cyber Risk Management Essential Even Though Security Can’t Be Foolproof
No company is fully secure from cyber breaches, no matter how sophisticated its cyber defense mechanisms, which is why every company should develop a cyber risk management strategy, according Marsh ...
Why Allstate Is Buying SquareTrade; CEO Wilson Reveals Deal Benefits
Why pay more than $1 billion for a business with revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars today? Analysts questioned executives of Allstate yesterday about the $1.4 billion deal announced ...
Cultivate a Culture of Security Awareness, and Other Corporate Cybersecurity Tips
In a world where insurers and their client companies alike must combat fast-shifting cybersecurity threats, experts cite practices that can at least minimize risk. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. does ...
Allstate Will Pay $1.4B for SquareTrade, a Seller of Mobile Device/Appliance Warranties
The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of America's major retailers. Allstate said it will ...
Small Business Cyber Risk Awareness Rises: Zurich Survey
One way to reduce cyber risks is to boost awareness of them. In that regard, Zurich Insurance Group says, there has been big progress in terms of getting the word out among small and medium-sized ...
AIG’s Schimek Sees Continued Combined Ratio Improvement in 2017
AIG has made good progress toward achieving its strategic goals of creating "a leaner, more focused, highly profitable commercial insurance organization," according to Robert S. Schimek, executive ...
Large Insurers May Gain as a Trump Administration Deregulates
Wide-ranging financial industry deregulation under President-elect Donald Trump could benefit large insurers, particularly those such as AIG and others deemed as systemically important under current ...
AIG to Lose $430M on Fuji Sale, Gain $300M on Seoul Transaction
American International Group Inc., the insurer that's shrinking to free up capital for shareholder buybacks, said it expects to book a loss of about $430 million on the previously disclosed deal to ...