Boardroom Agenda
Former Lloyd’s CEO Beale Joins Willis Towers Watson Board as Part of Activist-Spurred Revamp
Willis Towers Watson PLC , which has been under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management, appointed four new directors on Thursday as it looks to turn around its business following a ...
Veteran USAA Exec Burgess Joining Lemonade as New Chief Claims Officer
Digital insurer Lemonade has hired a former USAA executive to be its new chief claims officer. Sean Burgess was previously chief claims officer at USAA, and worked more than 25 years at the company, ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Will Underwrite Canopius U.S. Admitted Specialty Lines
Canopius Group, a global specialty (re)insurer, announced an agreement with Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (SFMI), its substantial minority shareholder and business partner, to underwrite U.S. ...
Root Promises 2022 Improvements After Losing $415M This Year Through Sept. 30
Root has lost more than $415 million from January through September 2021, almost double the same period a year ago. The Ohio based digital auto insurer also took year-to-date hits on net premiums ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Will Sell $2.1B Stake in Auto Services Portal
Financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group of China is seeking to offload its 44% stake in auto services portal Autohome , three people familiar with the situation told Reuters. Ping An, which is ...
AIG CEO Zaffino Urges Insurers to Plan for More Climate Change-Related Catastrophe Losses
AIG President and CEO Peter Zaffino urged the insurance industry to acknowledge that more frequent and severe catastrophe losses are likely here to stay, and plan accordingly. "We've never seen ...
Allianz Predicts Record Profit for 2021, Will Set Aside Money for U.S. Fund Investigation
Allianz nudged its forecast for record profit in 2021 even higher on Wednesday after a bumper third quarter while it tries to work out how much money it may need to set aside for a U.S. investigation ...
InsurTech Lemonade Will Acquire Metromile in Acceleration of Auto Insurance Growth Plans
Digital insurer Lemonade plans to acquire pay-per-mile auto insurance startup Metromile in an all-stock transaction as it aggressively continues expansion plans. With the M&A agreement, the New ...