Performance
CFOs Express Growing Confidence in U.S. Economy
During the past year, chief financial officers (CFOs) have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy. The 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP reveals that 45 percent of ...
Insurance Ops Still AA+ At Berkshire, But S&P Cuts Holding Co. Credit Rating
Applying a new group rating methodology to its assessment, Standard & Poor's lowered the counterparty credit rating for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. by one notch—to "AA" from ...
Controversial Global Accounting Rule Alters Treatment of Property, Equipment Leases
Company balance sheets could swell by trillions of dollars under an international plan issued on Thursday by two accounting bodies to show more clearly the cost of leasing everything from ...
Fireman’s Fund Chief Tackles Sesquicentennial, Market
Choosing a historic icon that stood after San Francisco's Great Earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman's Fund ...
Lack Of Visibility On Buffett Successor A Concern—But Not Enough To Tip Best Ratings
A.M. Best affirmed the "A++" financial strength rating and "aaa" issuer credit ratings of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity Co. and its affiliates on Wednesday, while commenting on the lack of ...
How They Rank: Fitch Reports On Top D&O Insurers
Directors and officers liability insurance premium rates were previously lagging the market recovery in the broader commercial lines segment, but pricing trends are now catching up, Fitch Ratings ...
D&O Pricing Catching Up To Loss Trends: Fitch
Direct written premiums for the directors and officers liability insurance line rose 6.9 percent last year, according to a recent analysis by Fitch Ratings, which also shows that direct loss ratios ...
External Perspective: Business, Taxes and Responsibility
In recent months, people and their politicians around the world have been astonished to learn that big companies and billionaires will go to extraordinary lengths to pay lower taxes. Thanks to the ...