Reinsurance
S&P Ratings Outlook Improves for Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Subsidiaries
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance subsidiaries are the beneficiaries of an improved ratings outlook from Standard & Poor's Global Ratings. S&P said it revised its outlook to stable from negative ...
Cautious Carriers Often Pursue Innovation Warily: A.M. Best
Insurers are reluctant pursuers of innovation, cautious about disruption that new technology and systems can cause, even as they see the need for such changes. A new A.M. Best survey found that most ...
Opinion: Climate Change Costs Could Be Even Higher Than Some Predict
The potential costs of climate change, already the subject of heated debate, may actually be understated. It's not just the potential disruptions to weather systems, agriculture and coastal cities; ...
Executives On the Move at Chubb, AXA XL and Cooper Levenson
Chubb named a new head of North American Property Claims, as the old one plans a retirement at the end of 2018. AXA XL named a new key executive in the wake of AXA's acquisition of XL Group. A ...
Brexit Drama: UK PM May Vows Not to Flinch in Negotiations Impasse
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would not flinch in an impasse with the European Union about its departure from the bloc, as French and German ministers suggested the next move in the ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and AXIS Reinsurance
Swiss Re is turning to a veteran Allianz executive for the new leader of its Corporate Solutions arm. An MS Amlin executive will join AXIS Reinsurance to lead its property reinsurance business at ...
P/C Insurers See Trump Tariffs Spiking Costs for Auto and Home Coverage
As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration continues to slap tariffs onto all kinds of consumer products, property/casualty insurers are increasingly concerned how some of these actions will ...
Give Your Employees Compassion, and Their Best Work Will Come
Want the best results out of your employees? Then be nice to them. New research from Binghamton University, State University at New York finds that showing compassion to employees almost always pays ...