Reinsurance
Departing AIG Dealmaker Schreiber Was Equal Parts Volatile and Invaluable
In January, Brian Schreiber was working nearly around the clock preparing an investor presentation on American International Group Inc.'s new direction, called Simplifying AIG. On Feb. 15, Schreiber ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, USAA and QBE
A major executive is retiring at USAA, and the search is on for his replacement. QBE is reorganizing and hired from within to fill a newly created executive position. XL Catlin is beefing up its ...
Fitch: More M&A in 2016 Won’t Take the Market Blues Away
While more M&A deals are likely among Bermuda insurers and reinsurers in 2016, they won't do much to reduce pressures created by a limp and heavily competitive market, Fitch Ratings said in a new ...
J&J Must Pay $72M for Cancer Death Linked to Talcum Powder
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based ...
New Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler to Replace the Retiring Liès
Swiss Re AG named Christian Mumenthaler, a 17-year veteran of the company who heads the main reinsurance unit, as chief executive officer from July 1. He will succeed the retiring Michel Liès. ...
Diversification Doesn’t Always Help Ratings: S&P
Weighing in on one of the key points of conflict that pitted American International Group's Peter Hancock against investor Carl Icahn in recent months, Standard & Poor's said that not all types ...
Hiscox Unveils Cloud-Based E-Trading System in U.K.
After a successful pilot, Hiscox has launched Hiscox Trader, a new cloud-based e-trading system for U.K. commercial insurance brokers. The new technology, developed with insurance technology ...
American Modern to Pull Out of Lender-Placed Insurance
American Modern Insurance Group plans to get out of the lender-placed insurance business, with a wind-down of the division set to take place over the next two years. The Ohio-based residential ...