Specialty
Navigators Settles U.S. Probe Over North Korea, Iran Marine Risk Deals
Navigators Group Inc., the insurer that focuses on marine risks, agreed to settle a U.S. probe that it violated sanctions through deals tied to banned nations. Navigators will pay about $272,000 to ...
RSA’s Turnaround Shows Why Zurich Insurance May Want to Buy It
RSA Insurance Group Plc, the subject of a potential takeover bid by Zurich Insurance Group AG, reported a jump in first-half profit that beat analyst estimates and restored the interim dividend. ...
For Allianz, PIMCO Problems Overshadowed by Double-Digit Profit Growth
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit rose 15 percent as lower claims from natural catastrophes offset a drop in earnings at Pacific Investment Management Co. Net income ...
Straight Talk from Industry CEOs at ACE and Travelers
Great leaders promote trust and open communication, experts increasingly argue. Property/casualty insurance executives understand this, especially in times of great change—a fact that was in ...
P/C Insurers Still Struggle to Attract Younger Employees: A.M. Best Survey
The property/casualty insurance industry is meeting its hiring needs, but still struggling to attract younger employees and overcome its stodgy reputation, A.M. Best determined in a new survey. ...
Rios Leaves Top Job at Munich Re’s American Modern Insurance Group
Manny Rios, CEO of American Modern Insurance Group, has left the company. The Ohio-based specialty insurer (and Munich Re subsidiary) said in a prepared statement that Rios is leaving for personal ...
Zurich Sees Profits Shrink, Raising Pressure on CEO to Bid for RSA
Zurich Insurance Group AG Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn is under increased pressure to buy RSA Insurance Group Plc after the two companies reported earnings. Second-quarter profit at ...
Travelers CEO Fishman, and Schnitzer, His Successor, Reassure Investors
Departing Travelers CEO Jay Fishman and his designated successor, Alan Schnitzer insist that that the change won't be wrenching, and that the property/casualty insurance giant will experience a ...