Strategy
Breaking the Mold: Sompo GRS and Its CEO
The recipe for building a billion-dollar-premium commercial insurance operation from nothing in four years involves mixing a new model for doing business with a supportive and visionary executive ...
Diversity Officer With Starbucks, NBA Experience Joins Marsh & McLennan
Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16. Shaw most ...
U.S. Private Equity Buyers Boost Increased Insurer Sales of Annuities, Other Assets
U.S. insurers are stepping up sales of annuities and other capital-intensive assets amid a surge in interest from new and established private equity buyers hungry to boost the amount of money they ...
Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Agents and Digital Insurers
Amazon distributes e-books on iPads. Samsung supplies smartphone screens to Apple. "Coopetition" is nothing new in the business world. In fact, new partnerships are constantly forming that ultimately ...
ESG in Insurance Underwriting: European Insurers Lead the Way
There's a gripping moment in Shakespeare's "Othello" when Cassio, hoodwinked by Iago into losing Othello's trust, repeats, "Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have ...
Allianz Wins China Approval to Launch Insurance Asset Management Firm
Allianz said on Thursday it had obtained regulatory approval to set up China's first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company, as the German insurer steps up expansion in the world's ...
Hallmark Financial Explores Splitting Off Specialty Commercial
Hallmark Financial Services, a specialty property/casualty company, announced Thursday that it is exploring the separation of its specialty commercial business to unlock its value and improve access ...
Insurance Today and Tomorrow: A Deep Dive Into RPA, AI and Blockchain
Carriers will find themselves facing another series of unprecedented challenges heading into 2021. S&P predicted in July that the U.S. P/C industry will see a 100.7 combined ratio in 2020, ...