Strategy
How Zurich North America Commercial Moved From Red to Green
When the chief executive officer of Zurich North America Commercial (NAC) first came to work at the company in 2006, he had a decade of experience at McKinsey under his belt and a BlackBerry in his ...
Farmers Transformation Focuses on ‘Smart’ Service to ‘Smart’ Customers
A Facebook friendship and a car accident are two of the three factors that prompted the former chief marketing officer of Best Buy to take on the same role at Farmers Insurance in late 2011. The last ...
$5B is Magic Number for M&A Deals: Catlin CEO
Stephen Catlin, who is selling his Lloyd's of London insurer to XL Group Plc for $4.2 billion, expects the pace of mergers among smaller insurers to gather pace. "Anyone who has got a market value of ...
QBE North America CEO Duclos: Clarity Is Key in Transformation
When you set out on a multiyear journey to transform a property/casualty insurance company, you need to win the hearts of employees involved in the process, the executive leading the turnaround of ...
Zurich Commercial Transformation: From Conventional Wisdom to Data-Driven Pricing Insights
The merchants, captains and ship owners who congregated in Lloyd's Coffee House in the late 1600s, where they discussed shipping and insurance deals, could not have predicted that their hunches ...
Towers Watson: Insurers Worry About Flat Growth and Low Interest Rates
Most insurers expect business conditions to remain flat or even become worse over the next few years. Within that context, regulatory changes and continued low interest rates remain their top ...
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. ...