Strategy
Leaders Can Inspire Their Teams by Taking Action to Face Fears
All leaders face fears at some point during their tenures. Taking action can be a simple, direct way to overcome fears that they face. A recent posting on the Leadership Freak blog argues that ...
Slice Labs Opens Innovation/Product Development Hub in Toronto
Slice Labs Inc., maker of an on-demand insurance cloud platform, launched an innovation hub in Toronto designed to help it test new on-demand insurance products. The company, which began as a seller ...
RenRe, Dutch Pension Fund Manager Launch New U.S.-Focused Reinsurer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. teamed with Dutch pension fund manager PGGM to launch Vermeer Reinsurance Lt., a reinsurer designed to provide capacity focused on risk remote layers in the U.S. ...
Swiss Re Appoints Leader for ReAssure as it Mulls Possible IPO
Swiss Re named a chief executive officer for its British closed book business ReAssure on Monday as the Swiss reinsurance company prepares the business for a possible initial public offering (IPO). ...
An Instagram Strategy Can Help Create the Next GEICO Gecko
I recently moved to New York City from a comfortable, tree-lined New Jersey suburb, leaving behind three floors, a basement, a backyard and side porch for 1,000 square feet on busy West 55th Street. ...
AIG Returns to CLO Market for First Sale Since 2008 Financial Crisis
American International Group Inc. has returned to the red-hot collateralized loan obligation market as an asset manager with its first sale since the financial crisis. The $500 million transaction is ...
Liberty Mutual Forms $1B Risk-Sharing Deal with OPIC, Furthering Diversification Strategy
Liberty Mutual Insurance has formed a $1 billion risk-sharing agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution, which furthers the ...
Ironshore Bermuda Rebranded as Liberty Specialty Markets; Horton to Lead
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is integrating its Ironshore Bermuda businesses and brands into a single entity called Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda. The ...