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Senate Hearing Examines Insurance Markets Amid Recent Disasters
The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hosted a hearing Thursday on "Examining Insurance Markets and the Role of Mitigation Policies." Robert Gordon, senior vice president, Policy, ...
A Move Toward Fewer and Much Larger Insurance M&A Deals: Willis Towers Watson
Fewer insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are being completed these days, but those that are completed are of a higher value, according to a survey by global broker Willis Towers Watson in ...
Why Should RPA Matter to Insurers? Kryon CEO Tayeb Explains
Kryon Systems CEO Harel Tayeb operates in a technology space that he asserts is increasingly important to insurers. His Israel-and New Jersey-based company develops and sells robotic process ...
Insurers Beat Other Industries on Shareholder Value, but Their Lead Could End
The insurance sector is beating other industries on delivering shareholder value but insurers may find this more difficult to do going forward unless they adjust their game plan. According to the ...
Generali Sees Profit Potential in Expanded Asset Management Operations
Generali is looking to buy portfolio management teams to expand its asset management operations and beef up its fee-based business, the Italian group said after reporting a 9 percent fall in ...
Insurance CEOs Worry More About Disrupters Than Execs in Other Industries: PwC
Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according to findings from the 20th annual "PwC Global CEO ...
New Capital Rules Poised to Transform Kenya’s Insurance Industry
A push by Kenyan regulators to clean up the East African country's insurance industry is poised to trigger stake sales or exits by underwriters unable to meet the new capital requirements, according ...
With Insurance Industry Transformation, the Struggle Is Real: KPMG
The talk is out there: Insurance industry leaders have often spoken of transforming operations to embrace disruptive advances including big data, other new technology and related customer service ...