Corporate Risk

Merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry is increasing, although the number of deals still remains well below levels seen before the financial crisis.

XL Group, the insurer that acquired Catlin, named Citigroup veteran Eugene McQuade as chairman as the company prepares for increased regulatory scrutiny.

Many insurance marketers still use traditional direct mail to acquire new customers, and many fail to integrate this essential offline initiative with social media platforms.

And cyber risks are predicted to skyrocket over the next 5 years.

There was an overall 11% rise in the number of captives writing non-traditional coverage lines in 2014.

With high-profile, high-cost data breaches continuing to make news on a regular basis, it's not surprising that there has been a spike in interest in Cyber Liability coverage. Yet that interest isn't always translating into increased sales, in part due to a lack of understanding of the exposures by, ironically,...