Argo Activist Shareholder Voce Renews Battle to Elect Independent Board Members November 27, 2019 By L.S. Howard Activist shareholder Voce Capital Management LLC is renewing its fight with the board of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. This...
CEO of Gallagher’s UK Broker/Underwriting Unit Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Comments’ November 14, 2019 By L.S. Howard Simon Matson, CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher’s UK broking and underwriting business, has apologized for “insensitive comments” made when former...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
Surplus Lines Premium Grows in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch October 7, 2019 By L.S. Howard Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since...
Cyber-Attacks Named as Top Business Risk in U.S., Canada and Europe, by WEF Survey October 1, 2019 By L.S. Howard Cyber-attacks are named as the leading risk for business executives in the United States, Canada and Europe, according to a...
Lloyd’s Reveals Blueprint to Build ‘Most Advanced Insurance Marketplace’ September 30, 2019 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s of London has unveiled a blueprint for action to facilitate its Future at Lloyd’s project, which aims to “build...
Strong E&S Premium Growth in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch September 30, 2019 By L.S. Howard Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since...
Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment September 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of...
Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo-and Themselves: SCOR’s Conoscente September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard Jean-Paul Conoscente became the CEO of SCOR Global P&C in April 2019 when his predecessor, Victor Peignet, retired after 35...