Performance
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Gained From Trump Tax Cuts; Insurance Division Took Cat Cost Hit
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was a big winner from the recent tax overhaul. Book value, a metric he's called a "crude, but useful" way to track the conglomerate's worth, climbed 13 ...
Aspen CEO O’Kane: Insurance Division ‘The Source of Considerable Poor Performance’
Aspen Insurance Holdings lost nearly $185 million in the 2017 fourth quarter, or $3.25 per diluted share. The struggling Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer also saw its consolidated combined ratio ...
How to Recover from Interruptions
Get interrupted at work much? Making a quick plan for returning to and completing the task you're leaving will help you focus better on the interrupting work, according to new research from the ...
Getting Teams to Work (When No One Wants To)
We love teams, but wherever we look, we see a sad truth: Most teams underperform. A large part of the reason relates to passion—often teams have members who simply have no interest in being there. ...
Technology and the Workplace: Give Employees Plenty of Time to Learn, Practice
Here are two simple ways to train employees about the latest technological bells and whistles they'll need in the future: give them adequate time during work to learn and allow opportunities for them ...
The Latest Launches From AIG and Guidewire
AIG and a new partner will work on improving technology for investment portfolio data management. Guidewire Software rolled out enhancements to its InsurancePlatform product, changes designed to help ...
Commercial Insurance Reserve Charge, Hurricanes Drive $1.7B Loss for AIG’s Third Quarter
Highlighting the development as a "noteworthy item" in an earnings announcement Thursday night, American International Group reported prior-year loss reserve strengthening of $836 million before ...
A.M. Best Slaps Canal Insurance With Ratings Downgrade
Canal Insurance Co., a family-owned insurer focused on commercial trucking and specialty transportation, is dealing with a big ratings downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best knocked down the A- ...