Specialty
Gen. McChrystal at the I.I.I. Joint Industry Forum: Good Leaders Are Gardeners
Gen. Stanley McChrystal said a leader should be a gardener. That isn't necessarily something you'd expect to hear from McChrystal, a retired United States Army four-star general, and former commander ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Capital Holdings and BHSI
AXIS Capital Holdings is hiring a former Chubb executive as its new chief information officer. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named the head of its new Property Construction division in the ...
Multiple Smaller Natural Disasters in 2018 Created ‘Unusual’ Insured Loss Picture: Willis
Insured loss estimates from major natural catastrophes in 2018 totaled roughly $71.5 billion, the highest since 2011's annual market losses of $120 billion, according to Willis Re. However, the ...
Failure to Reduce Climate Change Is Among Top Global Risks: WEF
The risk that global efforts to tackle climate change will fail has risen despite concerns about powerful storms, floods, and droughts, a survey released by the World Economic Forum said on ...
Companies Fear Business Interruption and Cyber Attacks the Most: Allianz Risk Ranking
Business interruption and cyber incidents remain the top two business risks, but other challenges such as tariffs and Brexit are gaining ground, according to the 2019 Allianz Risk Barometer. ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers and AXA XL
The Travelers Companies Inc. will start offering transactional risk insurance in the United States, through a new partnership with a managing general underwriter. AXA's AXA XL Insurance is now ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, RLI and OneBeacon
A newly promoted Chubb executive gains additional responsibilities in the Asia Pacific region. OneBeacon Insurance Group has a new president of its Management Liability business unit. RLI Corp. ...
High-Net-Worth Insurer Berkley One Expands, Debuts Flood Cover in Select Markets
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley One is expanding into two more states and launching its flood insurance cover in new markets. Berkley One, an ultra-high-net-worth personal lines insurance brand, is now ...