Emerging Markets
Ping An Insurance Grabs $1.6B Stake in Chinese Car Website
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China's second-largest insurer, agreed to buy a 48 percent stake in Chinese car website Autohome Inc. from Telstra Corp. for $1.6 billion, extending a shopping spree by ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley, QBE, Argo and Ironshore
QBE North America hired a former AIG human resources executive to fill a key human resources role. Argo Group appointed a new president of Argo Pro U.S. Ironshore Inc. named a new leader for its ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
For Insurance Industry, Diversity Remains Elusive at the Top
For those hoping to make the insurance industry leadership and rank and file more diverse and attract younger employees, a wide-ranging study quantifies how much of a challenge lies ahead. About 85 ...
The Latest Launches from Willis Towers Watson, GEICO, Ironshore and AIR Worldwide
Willis Towers Watson unveiled a slew of new analytic tools targeted to cyber and other risks. An Ironshore arm beefed up its director's and officers liability coverage for financial institutions in ...
Swiss Re, Generali, Gulf Re Execs Tapped to Lead Aspen’s Dubai Expansion
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. hired senior underwriting managers for a new Dubai reinsurance operation as the company seeks expansion in the Middle East and Africa. Peter Thompson, formerly of ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, BHSI, Great American, PCI and More
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance hired a veteran AIG executive. Chubb promoted one of its own to a leadership position in its North America Commercial Insurance division. Great American ...
Allianz Will Unload South Korea Life Operations onto China’s Anbang Insurance
Anbang Insurance Group Co., which walked away from a bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. last week, has agreed to buy Allianz SE's operations in South Korea. The Chinese ...
Most Insurance M&A Deals Haven’t Improved Financial Strength: S&P
The flurry of insurance mergers and acquisitions that yielded about $150 billion of transactions globally in 2015 may endure even after years of "patchy" results for some companies making deals, ...