Strategy
Singapore Regulators Urge Airlines to Reconsider Conflict Zone Risks
Singapore's civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over ...
Analyst: Reinsurance M&A Winds Are Increasing
Shareholders from Aspen Insurance Holdings have a July 25 deadline to vote on a number of governance proposals that could boost Endurance Specialty Holdings' prospects for acquiring the Bermuda ...
Aspen CEO Sees Opportunity in Aviation War Market
While insurers including Allianz SE, Atrium Underwriting Group and AIG have taken recent hits with plane crashes in the Ukraine, Taiwan and elsewhere, Aspen Insurance Holdings has avoided major ...
ACE CEO Greenberg Gushes About Emerging Market Potential
ACE Ltd. generated mostly robust 2014 second-quarter results. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg acknowledged as much during the company's investor call on July 23. But he spend a lot of time on ...
Cat Losses Ding Travelers’ Q2 Net Income
The Travelers Cos. began 2014 with a bang, giving investors a first quarter of soaring net and operating income, thanks in part to a major acquisition. For Q2, however, higher catastrophe losses ...
Bain: Few P/C Outfits Excel at Both Attracting and Keeping New Clients
When it comes to building new business, the property/casualty insurance industry has split in two. Some companies in the marketplace are great at acquiring customers; others are brilliant at ...
S&P Said to Be Buying Out 100 U.S. Ratings Employees
Standard & Poor's is seeking voluntary buyouts from as many as 100 U.S. employees in what would be the biggest staff cuts since the financial crisis for the credit grader, according to a person ...
Starr Companies Completes Ownership of Chinese Insurer
Last week, Starr Companies announced the completion of its majority ownership of Shanghai-based Dazhong Insurance Company Limited of China. Going forward, the company will be known as Starr Property ...