Executive Viewpoint
Reinsurance Execs Weigh In on Consolidation
Q: Consolidation. In your view, is M&A activity done in the reinsurance sector or is there more to come? What has been the impact of consolidation of insurers, reinsurers and brokers on the ...
Reinsurance Execs Weigh In on Pricing
Q: The Pricing Environment.Recent rating agency reports contained the following observations about the reinsurance pricing environment: S&P: "Price competition for global property/casualty ...
Questions About the Future of the Reinsurance Market Answered
Anthropologist Paula Jarzabkowski raised questions about the stability of the industry after digging up its history for her book "Making a Market for Acts of God." Carrier Management asked executives ...
How P/C Leaders Unplug and Find Work/Life Balance
For executives in the property/casualty insurance industry, daily leadership challenges both large and small erupt constantly. They must find ways to stay fresh, innovative and efficient in order to ...
What Black Swan Author Nassim Taleb Has to Say About Insurance
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015. When Nassim Nicholas Taleb addressed a group of insurance executives recently, the author of the book "The Black Swan" was pretty ...
Competition Consumers Deserve: PCI Opinion
Consider the scenario: A family of three suffers an accident and needs to replace several parts on their car. It's an expensive ordeal. And in our current system drivers are forced to rely largely on ...
Conference Rewind: IIS Global Insurance Forum
One of the main events for insurance and reinsurance executives last quarter was the International Insurance Society's Global Insurance Forum, which took place in New York City in June. More than 500 ...
Autonomous Vehicles: Major Disrupter Presents Challenges and Opportunities
Since the early 1960s, the insurance industry has been a major force behind the most significant advances in highway and vehicle safety, including electronic stability control requirements, seat belt ...