Commercial Lines
Endurance’s Earnings Call Includes Barely a Mention of Failed M&A Deal
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chairman and CEO John Charman barely addressed the company's three-month, failed attempted to buy Bermuda reinsurance rival Aspen Insurance Holdings during a 2014 ...
The Hartford’s Former Leader Reflects on Turnaround
The Hartford Financial Services Group's Liam McGee, who stepped down as president and CEO on July 1 but will remain executive chairman until next year's shareholder meeting, spoke about the company's ...
AIG’s CEO Passes the Torch; His Successor Pledges Continuity
American International Group President and CEO Robert Benmosche got a bit sentimental about the company's post-financial crisis turnaround during his last investor earnings call on Aug. 5. He also ...
Smartphones at Risk: Vulnerable to Stolen Passwords, Data Theft
Security researchers revealed two separate threats last week they say could put up to 90 percent of the world's 2 billion plus smartphones at risk of password theft, stolen data and in some cases let ...
The Promise of Predictive Analytics in Commercial Lines
In "Predictive Modeling Pitfalls: When to Be Cautious," published by Carrier Management last month, Ira Robbin from AIG presents a compelling case for exhibiting care when developing and implementing ...
Research Shows Ripple Effect of Emergency Room Closings on Nearby Hospitals
In the first analysis of its kind, UC San Francisco research shows that emergency department closures can have a ripple effect on patient outcomes at nearby hospitals. In a study of more than 16 ...AIG Exceeds Expectations for Q2 in Benmosche’s Swan Song
American International Group Inc. reported a better-than-expected 12.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong performance across all its key businesses, and the insurer said it would ...
Obesity Linked to Worker Fatigue: Researchers
U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Based on results from a study published in the Journal of Occupational and ...