Jain or Abel? Buffett Successor Speculation Continues March 1, 2015 By Noah Buhayar Warren Buffett’s annual reports to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders have their own Kremlinology. Investors hunt for any hint about who...
Paying Tribute to AIG, MetLife Chief Benmosche March 1, 2015 By Zachary Tracer Steve Miller called him tenacious. Steve Kandarian remembered his fighting spirit. As Maurice “Hank” Greenberg put it, Robert Benmosche, who...
Former AIG, MetLife Leader Benmosche Dies at 70 February 27, 2015 By Hugh Son and Zachary Tracer Robert Benmosche, the combative former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. who led the insurer, once the world’s...
LIU Adds Underwriters to Risk Engineering Team February 27, 2015 Liberty International Underwriters has added five risk engineers to its U.S. and Latin America risk engineering team to focus on...
Ariel Re Launches Ariel Specialty Insurance Managers February 27, 2015 Ariel Specialty will commence underwriting E&S property business on March 1st, 2015, with business being written through wholesale brokers only...
Insurance Carriers Plan Increased Hiring in 2015: Survey February 27, 2015 About two-thirds of insurance carriers expect to hire more employees this year, a new survey finds. According to the semi-annual...
States Have No Plans If Health Insurance Subsidies End February 27, 2015 By Steve Peoples Millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months if the Supreme Court sides with opponents of...
Activist Goldstein Urges Title Insurer Stewart to Sell February 27, 2015 By Beth Jinks Stewart Information Services Corp. is being targeted by activist Phil Goldstein, who is urging a sale of the property title...
Climate Change Modeling on Cusp of Paradigm Shift February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the face of growing interest in climate change impacts, several big catastrophe modelers said they’ve heard from more clients...
Gaines Named Liberty Mutual National Medical Director, Commercial Insurance February 26, 2015 Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Dr. Will Gaines, MD, MPH, as national medical director of its Commercial Insurance strategic business...