Strategy
SCOR Forces Resignation of Covéa CEO From Board Following Spurned Takeover Bid
French reinsurer SCOR forced one of its board members — Thierry Derez, the CEO of Covéa — to resign this week. It was the culmination of a boardroom squabble that began in September when SCOR ...
The Latest Launches From Root and GuideOne
Root Insurance said it will start giving its customers who prove they're not using cellphones while driving additional savings on their insurance policies. GuideOne Insurance debuted an online ...
Chloe and Insurance: A Love Affair
When Chloe steps out the door of her apartment on her way to work in the morning, her vehicle automatically unlocks its doors while the navigation system maps out the best route based on the latest ...
Assurant Revamps With an Eye on Growth and Greater Technology Use
Assurant revamped its operating structure and made a new senior management appointments – changes designed to help the company grow more quickly and increase its use of technology. "As the needs of ...
How We’re Doing It: Defining a New Culture for Digital Transformation at State Auto
The State Auto team began a journey in 2015, when the company was at a crossroads: Continue on the path of a five- to seven-year project to stand up a new policy and billing platform, or do something ...
The Latest Launches From CoreLogic and Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance
CoreLogic said it is bringing to Canada its Flood Risk Score and Weather Verification Service. Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co. in China entered into a cooperation agreement that will ...
AIG Told by U.S. Regulator to Improve Reinsurance Disclosures
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told American International Group Inc to improve disclosures about its use of reinsurance to mitigate losses in its property and casualty unit, according ...
COIN Re, Ted Blanch’s Latest Venture, Invites Customers to Be Owners
At age 82, E.W. "Ted" Blanch is in the position of many entrepreneurs less than half his age: launching a new company. He's the co-founder and president of COIN Re, a Florida-based reinsurance broker ...