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ACE Women’s Forum: Setting the Stage for Inclusiveness
At ACE, we have long recognized that the business case is strong for a diverse leadership pool and, as a result, we continue to help cultivate the careers of many professional women who can step into ...
S&P Has More Homework to Do on Hedge-Fund Reinsurers: Execs
Responding to skepticism about the business models and risk cultures of a new crop of Bermuda reinsurers expressed by Standard & Poor's in a recent report, executives of three recent startups ...
Is Ebola Compensable Under Workers Compensation?
Beyond healthcare workers, not many employments will qualify for workers compensation protection due to Ebola. Two tests must be satisfied before an illness or disease can be considered occupational ...
How to Unlock ‘Trapped Limits’ in Your Reinsurance Program
An insurance company that purchases three $100 million layers of property-catastrophe coverage may find it is short of coverage if three $200 million events occur, even though the total coverage ...
The Drones Are Coming to Insurance Claims
After a catastrophe hits, mobile units filled with adjusters are on site with the claimants to evaluate property damage. Flash forward five years and insureds may never meet their property claim ...
Who’s in Charge at Fireman’s Fund?
The parade of executives at Fireman's Fund includes the following names and faces in the last decade: Charles (Chuck) Kavitsky became CEO and president in May 2004, replacing Jeff Post. • Post had ...
Putting Out the Fire at Fireman’s Fund
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2014. Five CEOs in seven years, a revolving door of senior leadership that is making rating agencies and the entire insurance industry ...
Denis Kessler and SCOR’s Five Strategic Plans
In June 2014, the International Insurance Society inducted Denis Kessler, chairman and CEO of SCOR, into its Insurance Hall of Fame. "Kessler became chairman of SCOR in November 2002 and transformed ...