What’s Ailing Zurich Insurance?

Change is underway to reshape some ailing General Insurance business at Zurich Insurance Group, according to the new chief executive for the unit, who described a corrective focus on profitability ...

Greenlight Re Posts Third Straight Quarterly Loss

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. posted its third straight unprofitable quarter on losses in the investment portfolio overseen by hedge-fund manager David Einhorn. The net loss for the period ended Sept. ...

How to Embed a Culture of Innovation

It may have a reputation for conservatism, but the insurance industry is no stranger to innovation. If we look back through history, we see that insurance has driven innovation in crime prevention, ...

Zurich Outlook Still OK With S&P

Less than a week after A.M. Best announced that it would change the outlook on "A+" financial strength rating of Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd. to negative, Standard & Poor's has weighed in with a ...

Watch This Video: ‘Executive Presence’ Explained

What is executive presence? Some say that true leaders have it—a collection of qualities that prove someone should be in charge. The video to the right gives you some idea of how to measure it. In ...