Strategy
AIG CEO Worried More About Boosting Returns Than ‘Too Big to Fail’ Status
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said he's more focused on boosting returns than worrying about the government's classification of his company as too big to ...
The Latest Launches from Chubb, Marsh and More
Chubb beefed up its cover for commercial entertainment producers in the UK and Ireland. A W.R. Berkley company launched a new division. Marsh created a new product designed to help some clients with ...
CNA Plans to Eliminate Central Zone Network; Job Cuts Unclear
CNA plans to eliminate its Central zone branch network as a standalone zone and realign it into the property/casualty insurer's other remaining U.S. market territories. The Chicago-based insurer ...
How ‘Prosumers’ and More Can Help Insurers Embrace the Digital World
Major shifts in technology and the way we do business are bringing fresh pressures to bear across the business world. Consumer expectations are shifting. Everyone has to raise their digital game or ...
Ironshore Owner Fosun Plans Massive Asset Sale to Reduce Debt
Fosun Group, one of China's most acquisitive conglomerates, is preparing to sell as much as 40 billion yuan ($6 billion) in assets as it focuses on raising its credit rating to above junk. After ...
Sciemus’ Move Into Specialty Underwriting: A Case of ‘Adapt and Thrive’
It was a case of adapt and thrive when modeling and analytics company Sciemus made a big strategic leap this year into underwriting space, power, mining, renewable energy and cyber—as a managing ...
Here Are 5 Ways to Build an Effective Executive Team
How does an executive successfully lead an effective team that gets the job done? Leigh Thompson, a professor with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, has come up with five ...
Berkley Chairman: Brexit Risks Addressed With Liechtenstein Office
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s legendary chairman said that the insurer should see limited impact following the United Kingdom's vote to pull out of the European Union, due in large part to a risk management ...