Strategy
MetLife Considers Spinning Off Retail Business to Ease Regulation
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, plans to separate much of its domestic retail business as Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian works to shrink the company amid tighter government ...
Analyst’s Survey: Investors Back Icahn on AIG Breakup
Most American International Group Inc. investors believe that billionaire activist Carl Icahn is right that the insurer needs a new strategy, according to a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst who ...
AIG CEO Peter Hancock Will Outline His Vision on Jan. 26
American International Group Inc., the insurer that has rebuffed activist investor Carl Icahn's push to divide into three companies, set a Jan. 26 presentation to outline Chief Executive Officer ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 Features of 2015
In 2015, Carrier Management readers learned more about market trends, how to run their companies better and the tools they need to be better leaders. There were other features that also drew their ...
Building an Effective IT Strategy
When it comes to IT strategies, they should persist over time. The amount of time is a bit different for every organization, but as a rule of thumb, if the IT strategy changes every year or two, ...
The Three Metrics That Matter Most for Managing Litigated Claims Costs
Insurers place major importance on measuring the costs for litigated files, according to a new LexisNexis industry survey. A sizable majority of respondents say that metrics such as average case ...
Peer-to-Peer Insurance Startup Attracts Funding from Silicon Valley’s Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital, a California venture firm better known for funding technology or industry game-changers including Apple, Cisco and YouTube, has put its money behind a property/casualty insurance ...
Small-Business Insurers Looking to Direct Channel: Deloitte Survey
The small-business segment is a market in transition, with a number of insurers starting to follow the lead of their personal auto counterparts by seeking to sell direct to customers rather than ...