Specialty
Great American Insurance Chooses Gruber as New President and COO
Great American Insurance Group promoted a longtime executive to become its new president and chief operating officer. Gary Gruber will assume his new role with the Ohio-based company as of Jan. 1, ...
Berkley’s High-Net-Worth Personal Lines Brand Debuts
W.R. Berkley Corporation, among the latest companies to embrace the high-net-worth market, has debuted its new personal lines brand focused on the space. It's called Berkley One. The line is set to ...
Industrywide Webinar Urges Young P/C Professionals to Help Recruit Others
Insurance industry executives and groups working to attract millennials to the sector are now actively targeting their younger colleagues to help get the word out. On Dec. 2, the recruiting ...
Updated: Liberty Mutual to Grab Specialty Insurer Ironshore for $3B
Liberty Mutual Insurance has agreed to snatch up specialty lines insurer Ironshore Inc. from Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. for about $3 billion. The planned acquisition, rumored for ...
What’s Next for Zurich and AIG; Commercial Insurance Appetites Explained
Executives of Zurich Insurance Group and American International Group separately updated shareholders on transformation initiatives reshaping their businesses in November—with each saying they plan ...
Hiscox Re Getting Krefta as New CEO; Pinchin Shifting to New Role
Hiscox named a new leader for its reinsurance arm and Bermuda division. The specialist global insurer disclosed that Michael Krefta has been appointed CEO of Hiscox Re and insurance linked ...
D&O Liabilities Are Becoming More Complex Around the Globe: Allianz Report
Company directors and senior managers across the globe are increasingly likely to face costly regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions or civil litigation, which not only put their company's ...
Insurer Acquirers in M&A Deals See Their Stock Price Soar, Eventually
Mergers and acquisitions have consistently lifted the share price of insurers who pursued the practice, though it takes some patience for the phenomenon to happen. Acquirers have outperformed their ...