Content from Carol A. Williams
Carol Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Decision Solutions, a consultancy that has helped numerous P/C insurers address unique challenges to their success. Williams started her career in insurance and risk management with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation nearly 20 years ago, more recently holding various ERM leadership positions for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. At Strategic Decision Solutions, she focuses on helping carriers move beyond putting out fires to achieving strategic goals. Reach her at Carol@strategicdecisionsolutions.com.
Transforming Enterprise Risk Management From ‘Have To’ to ‘Want To’
Enterprise risk management (ERM) can be like eating your vegetables or doing homework as a youngster: Most kids didn't particularly enjoy it; they only did it because parents and teachers made ...
Electric Vehicles and the New Frontier They Represent for Auto Insurers
Electric vehicles (EVs) and internal combustion engines could not be more different in some respects, but there's one thing they have in common: They both represent a transformational shift in how ...
How Carriers Can Meet Strategic Goals During Inflationary Times
At the dawn of the 2020s just over three years ago, no one, including property/casualty executives, thought a pandemic would sweep the globe. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
Going the Distance: How P/C Insurers Can Put Strategic Plans Into Action
I think everyone will agree that planning what direction a company will take for the next few years takes a bit of effort. After all the workshops, one-on-one meetings, risk and data analysis, and ...
What Does an Ideal Strategic Planning Process Look Like?
It's coming up on that time of year when the kids head back to school and summer activities and vacations are winding down. It's time to settle in for the last push to year end. In the life of a ...
How to Move Past ‘Analysis Paralysis’: 5 Steps for Leaders
As an executive and leader of a property/casualty insurance carrier, you are responsible for making consequential decisions that impact policyholders, employees, credit ratings, regulators, investors ...
Stop the Deluge: Why P/C Leaders Should Rethink Project Management
After much deliberation and seemingly endless back-and-forth, strategic goals and objectives for the year are now set. Many company executives already have a good idea of the initiatives they want ...
Carpe Futurum: How to Reorient Your Company’s View of Risk
Never before, or at least never in the modern era, has the world witnessed such an extraordinary level of risk and uncertainty. Although a cursory look at the news confirms this, in-depth surveys ...