Strategy
Generali CEO Wins Board Backing Despite Opposition From Two Leading Shareholders
The board of Assicurazioni Generali on Monday threw its weight behind the reappointment of Chief Executive Philippe Donnet, overlooking opposition from two leading shareholders in Italy's top ...
Amazon Will Start Selling Cover for UK Businesses Via Broker
Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant's first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on ...
Root Promotes CFO Rosenthal to New Position Designed to Accelerate Growth Initiatives
Root promoted CFO Daniel Rosenthal to the new position of Chief Revenue and Operating Officer, an organizational change the Ohio-based digital auto insurer is pursuing to help accelerate growth. In ...
Staffing Crunch Makes Risk Assessment a Challenge for Commercial Insurers
Over the past two years, the challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced businesses to scramble as new issues arise almost every day. The one challenge that has remained stagnant is the ...
Generali Reports Most Directors Want to Keep Donnet as CEO
Generali said a majority of its board members was in favor of keeping Chief Executive Philippe Donnet in his job for another mandate, as shareholders in Italy's biggest insurer spar over governance ...
Burnout Gap Widens Between Women and Men in the Workplace: The Hartford
Women are feeling burned out in the work place in increasingly wider numbers than men, according to new research from The Hartford. That's something for executives off all types of companies to ...
Genworth Brings Back IPO Plans for Mortgage Insurance Unit; Goal of $3B Valuation
Genworth Financial Inc on Monday revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of Enact Holdings, aiming for a valuation of more than $3 billion for its mortgage insurance unit, according to a ...
Old-School Carriers Are Joining Digital Exchanges, Adding Twist to Marketplace Competition
Major U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals, a fresh twist in an industry known for fierce competition. The powerful new ...