CFO News
Veteran Travelers CFO Benet Will Depart Role, but Remain as Vice Chairman
Travelers Companies, Inc. said its long-time chief financial officer is stepping down. Jay Benet plans to leave his role as CFO as of Sept. 1, a position he has held since 2002. At the same time, ...
Neon Names MS Amlin Veteran Heppel as New CFO
Neon, the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has a new chief financial officer. Richard Heppell took on the position as of Nov. 20. Previously, Heppell was CFO at MS Amlin, where he oversaw the complex ...
Markel Vice Chairman Crowley to Retire; CFO Waleski Will Leave by Early 2019
Markel Corp said its vice chairman is retiring by the end of 2017, and its chief financial officer will be leaving in early 2019. Markel Vice Chairman F. Michael Crowley said he will retire on Dec. ...
Post-Audit, AmTrust Names Strategy/M&A Exec Karkowsky as New CFO
AmTrust named one of its executives focused on M&A as its new chief financial officer, capping a busy spring for the specialty property/casualty insurer involving a multi-year audit and efforts ...
Former AIG Exec Farber Joins The Hanover as New CFO
A former AIG executive will join The Hanover Insurance Group as its new chief financial officer, filling a position made vacant nearly a year ago by the death of a long-time executive. Jeffrey Farber ...
Chubb CFO Bancroft: Getting It Done
There's a lot of talk about strategy in the property/casualty insurance industry these days, but at Chubb Limited, C-suite executives understand that developing a strategy is the small part of a ...
Swiss Re CFO Predicts Some Will View Outsider Reinsurance Takeovers as ‘Adventuresome’
Some takeovers in the reinsurance industry by investors from outside the sector may ultimately be viewed as "adventuresome," the chief financial officer of reinsurer Swiss Re said. The reinsurance ...
Financial Strength is Top Driver of Capital Use for P/C CFOs: Towers Watson
North American property/casualty insurance chief financial officers make capital spending decisions based primarily on financial strength as they confront new technology, other competitive demands ...