Can We Fix Earthquake Insurance in California?

Twenty years ago, on Jan. 17, 1994, a previously unknown fault ruptured nine miles beneath Northridge in the San Fernando Valley. With a magnitude of 6.7 and an epicenter just 20 miles northwest of ...

Does Your Company Need a COO?

Some P/C insurance companies have chief operating officers; some have more than one. Others have chief operations officers. All are C-suite positions. But does every carrier actually need a leader of ...

How to Successfully Merge Cultures in M&A Deals

The level of merger and acquisition activity is projected to rise in 2014, and while most M&A transactions are driven by growth opportunities for property/casualty insurers, nothing can derail ...