Strategy
Most Western, Middle East Insurers See Iran As Attractive Market
Western and Middle East insurance specialists see Iran as an appealing $8 billion market in the wake of its nuclear deal with world powers, though uncertainty over when sanctions on Tehran will be ...
McGraw Hill to Grab Insurance Data Outfit SNL Financial For $2.23B
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. agreed to buy SNL Financial, the financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm New Mountain Capital, for about $2.23 billion to add content on the banking ...
Data-for-Doughnuts Vision Inspires Auto Insurers to Chase Google
The restaurants and doughnut shops you pass on your commute would love to predict when you'll be driving by. Your auto insurer may already know—and could be looking for a way to profit from that ...
Beazley CEO Urges Lloyd’s of London to Revamp Data Systems
Beazley Plc Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton called on Lloyd's of London to overhaul the way it manages trade information to make the world's oldest insurance market more efficient and globally ...
Chubb’s Q2 Profit Dips 1% Due to Weak Investments and ACE Merger Costs
Chubb Corp., the insurer that agreed this month to be bought by Ace Ltd., said second-quarter profit slipped 1 percent on weaker investment results and costs tied to the transaction. Net income ...
Executives On The Move at Allied World, JLT Re and Guy Carpenter
We have some executive promotions and hires to tell you about at Allied World, JLT Re and Guy Carpenter: *** Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has hired a Starr Companies executive to help with ...
Meeting the Challenges of Self-Service Insurance
As the global economy evolves and changes, insurers must also evolve to provide information and access to their clients across a wide range of channels if they are to avoid being left behind. ...
ACE Lures Zurich’s Stapleton to Help Expand International Cyber Business
ACE Group snatched up a long-time Zurich executive to help propel its cyber insurance business internationally. Tim Stapleton is now vice president and cyber insurance product manager for ACE ...