Strategy
CNA Brings on New Senior VP For Healthcare
CNA Financial Corp. has hired on a new senior vice president for its healthcare sector segment. Glen Curley will take over the slot as of Feb. 23. He replaces Andy Shapiro, who is stepping down due ...
Zurich Insurance May Sell Stake in Money Manager Firm
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's largest insurer, hired Evercore Partners Inc. to value its majority stake in Seven Investment Management LLP, a person with knowledge of the matter said. ...
QBE North America Rolls Out M&A-Related Transactional Liability Practice
QBE North America is launching a new transactional liability practice designed for clients involved in mergers and acquisitions. The initiative reflects its latest expansion into other specialty ...
With Restructuring Complete, Hartford’s Risk Appetite Expanding: CEO Swift
When Liam McGee and Christopher Swift began their stints as chief executive and chief financial officer at The Hartford in late 2009 and early 2010, both outsiders sensed the need to work on ...
GEICO Wants to Expand Ridesharing Policy Nationally: CEO Nicely
Giant auto insurer GEICO plans to roll out its new ridesharing insurance policy across the country, according to the company's CEO. "We want to insurer Uber drivers," GEICO CEO Tony Nicely told Liz ...
Aspen Plans $500M Share Repurchase Program
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced plans to move ahead with a $500 million share repurchase program in 2015. The plan is effective through Feb. 6, 2017, and enables Aspen to pursue share ...
Warren Buffett Wants to Buy More Companies Abroad
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is likely to buy a small business in Western Europe and he would like to buy more businesses abroad. "We'd like to buy more businesses around ...
AIG Exec to Lead Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance’s Energy Risk Expansion
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance said its U.S. property underwriting division will now include energy and related technical risks, and an AIG executive has been named to lead the new line of ...