The FINANCIAL -- Tax is firmly under the spotlight and in the global insurance industry, the ramifications for finance and tax teams will be felt in both a new set of business demands and an overhaul of how these functions interact and operate. However, a new report from PwC says that globally, this industry will find it difficult to cope due to the accelerating shift in market expectations, and ...
The FINANCIAL -- One of Australia's largest insurers has struck a strategic partnership with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., selling a 3.7% stake for 500 million Australian dollars (US$388 ...
The FINANCIAL -- After almost 20 years of highly successful work at Zurich, nearly 14 of which were as a member of the Group Executive Committee, Axel P. Lehmann, Chief Risk Officer and Regional ...
The FINANCIAL -- Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) on June 9 announced it will establish an apprenticeship program in the U.S. to help develop the next generation of insurance industry ...
The FINANCIAL -- Insurers are struggling with innovation, which is preventing them from capitalizing on potential new market opportunities, according to a new report from KPMG International, ...
The FINANCIAL -- The Supervisory Board of ERGO Versicherungsgruppe AG has on June 9 appointed Markus Rieß to the ERGO Board of Management and also as its Chairman. Moreover, the Supervisory Board of ...
The FINANCIAL -- Farmers Insurance Exchange entities that make up the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies was named to the list of Fortune magazine’s 500 largest companies based in the United ...
The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has welcomed the agreement reached on June 30 night on a proposal for a revised Directive on insurance sales, known as the Insurance Distribution Directive. ...
The FINANCIAL -- ING Group has appointed Benoit Legrand as the Bank’s new Head of FinTech. Benoit will be responsible for developing ING’s strategy towards innovative financial technology ...
The FINANCIAL -- In its Risk Pulse "The city of the future belongs to cyclists" published on June 25, Allianz explains how urban mobility is changing as a result of the rapid increase in "e-bike" and ...
The FINANCIAL -- PEMCO Insurance is proud to announce it has earned the highest ranking for customer satisfaction in the Northwest Region from J.D. Power for the third consecutive ...
The FINANCIAL -- The global insurance industry gained momentum in 2014, even though the economic environment improved only marginally, says Swiss Re's latest sigma ...
The FINANCIAL -- The Allstate Corporation on June 18 announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of May 2015 of $178 million, pre-tax ($116 million ...
The FIANNCIAL -- As summer beckons, the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance suggests that Northwest workers may be more focused on their jobs than enjoying leisurely vacations. According to the poll, ...
The FINANCIAL -- The pace of change in the global insurance industry is occurring more rapidly than could have been envisaged, concludes a report just published by ...
The FINANCIAL -- The vulnerability of the overstretched global food system to sudden shocks, and the wide repercussions for communities, businesses and governments was highlighted on June 16 by a ...
