
Mike McGavick News


P/C Insurers Blocking Their Own Roads to Innovation
Property/casualty insurers face a number of external obstacles on the road to delivering more innovative products and reimagining their operations, but the ones that really get in the way come from ...
Global Insurance Forum Rewind: Underwriters Lead Industry Renaissance, McGavick Says
There is a renaissance happening in the property/casualty insurance industry, and underwriters are at the forefront of the shift back to relevance, according to the leader of XL Catlin. Michael ...
XL Catlin Already Realizing Benefits of M&A Deal With Income/Premium Gains
XL Group, corporate parent of the newly merged XL Catlin, saw some real benefits from consolidation in the 2015 second quarter - its first as a combined company. Net income for Q2 reached $915 ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...
Catlin’s Merger Driver: ‘A Duty of Care’
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015 The unexpected combination of XL Group and Catlin came after two years of trust-building communication between the leaders of the ...
The Top P/C M&A Deals in 2015 (So Far)
ACE Ltd. shocked the industry with news earlier in July that it would pay $28 billion in cash and stock for Chubb Corp., an industry rival. But it's only the latest in a series of M&A moves in ...
Insurers Collaborate to Help Underserved Markets
In January, industry heavyweights from the property/casualty insurance underwriting and brokerage world announced a plan to improve risk protection for underserved markets in developing countries by ...
XL CEO: Illiquid Securities and Infrastructure Will Boost Portfolio Yields
XL Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said the insurer is looking to illiquid securities and infrastructure investments to boost portfolio yields squeezed by interest rates that are near ...