Content from Susanne Sclafane
Does Your Company Need a COO?
Some P/C insurance companies have chief operating officers; some have more than one. Others have chief operations officers. All are C-suite positions. But does every carrier actually need a leader of ...
Beyond a Sense of Humor: What Does It Take to Lead P/C Operations?
When Carrier Management interviewed three chief operating officers and two chief operations officers of property/casualty insurance companies recently, all five said a sense of humor was one of the ...
Reinsurance CEOs: What Alternative Capital Means to Traditional Industry
The hottest topic in the reinsurance world was on the agenda at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in January, where two reinsurance executives gave different perspectives on what ...
Reinsurer Downgrades Ahead, S&P Says; A.M. Best Says Sector Stable
Almost half of the global reinsurers rated by Standard & Poor's are "materially exposed" to competitive pressures, the rating agency said Monday, warning of negative rating actions to come for ...
Inadequate Shareholder Disclosure and Other Killer Risks
While most of the killer risks that can torpedo a company exist within the walls of the organization, the deadliest—in terms of its hidden impact—relates to external communications, a risk expert ...
Why American Financial is Buying Summit; Execs Reveal Deal Benefits
The ability to use cash for investments is one of the reasons executives of American Financial Group gave for paying $250 million for some former Liberty Mutual workers compensation units last week. ...
The Results Are In: Agents Rate the Top 10 P/C Carriers
Compiling results of surveys of nearly 7,000 agents conducted over the course of 2013, a consulting firm published a list of the top-10 property/casualty carriers in January, with Sheboygan, ...
CEOs with Attractive Faces Boost Stock Returns
If your CEO has an attractive face, then an appearance on CNBC might boost your company's return, according to two professors from the University of Wisconsin. The findings of Joseph Taylor Halford ...