CFO McGuire: Endurance’s Ballast Amidst Change

Stacks of research put forth by consulting firms about the necessary qualities of a chief financial officer typically miss one that has been essential for CFOs like Endurance Specialty's Michael ...

XL Catlin CFO Porrino: Partnership in Focus

If you walked through the offices of XL Catlin in Stamford, Conn., you'd see Chief Financial Officer Peter Porrino's office right next to the office of Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick. The ...

Today’s CFO: What It Takes to Lead Finance Teams

What makes a good chief financial officer? The answer varies depending on whether you ask leaders of finance themselves, the chief executive officers of their companies or executive recruiters. And ...

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 ...

Co-Pilots in the C-Suite: How CEOs View CFOs

Roughly two-thirds of insurance industry chief executive officers polled believe the role of their top financial officer will grow in significance over the next three years—beyond any other C-level ...

Zurich Org Chart Too Complex, CEO Greco Says

While Zurich Insurance Group's new chief executive officer believes the insurer is on the right track in terms of growth and profit, the organizational structure remains too complicated, he suggested ...