Emerging Markets
Executives On The Move At XL Catlin, Hiscox, BHSI and More
We have executive appointments and promotions to tell you about at XL Catlin, Hiscox, ACORD, Measure and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance: *** XL Catlin has appointed its post-merger specialty ...
Insurance Execs Struggle to Kindle the Innovation Spark: KPMG Survey
While insurance executives overwhelmingly know that innovation will drive future competitive advantage and growth, most seem to be struggling to kindle the spark within their organization, finds a ...
Travelers CEO Fishman: U.S. Tax Rates Push Rivals to Bermuda and Elsewhere
Jay Fishman, who built New York-based Travelers Cos. into one of the world's biggest insurers, lamented that disparities in tax rates are pushing established rivals and industry newcomers outside the ...
P/C Insurance M&A Is Growing Rapidly With No Sign of Letting Up
Clyde & Co. and A.M. Best quell any remaining doubts about the return and acceleration of high-profile insurance/reinsurance M&A deals in two new reports. What's more, while transactions are ...
Where Can P/C Insurers Grow?
Property/casualty insurers on a mission to achieve strong growth over the next few years need to look beyond developed economies, a reinsurance broker advises in a new report. In the 10th edition of ...
Corporate ‘Giga’ Losses: An Avenue for P/C Premium Growth and Relevance
Opportunities for premium growth and for greater relevance are waiting to be tapped by insurers willing and able to cover corporate "giga losses" and take shares of U.S. mortgage credit risks, ...
Reinsurers at Monaco Meeting Question Pricey M&A in Wake of Amlin Deal
Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd's of London insurance companies are paying too much. Deal-making will continue ...
Underinsurance of Property Risks is Growing Globally: Swiss Re Report
The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that ...