Brand Management & Sales
RSA Insurance Finds Irish Unit’s Bonuses Overly ‘Aggressive’
RSA Insurance Group Plc is reviewing its compensation structure after the British insurer found that bonuses at its Irish division may have been "too aggressive." The London-based insurer fired RSA ...
The Results Are In: Agents Rate the Top 10 P/C Carriers
Compiling results of surveys of nearly 7,000 agents conducted over the course of 2013, a consulting firm published a list of the top-10 property/casualty carriers in January, with Sheboygan, ...
Mexico to Mandate Auto Coverage in Push Toward ‘Culture of Insurance’
President Enrique Pena Nieto is giving the car insurance market a boost with a plan to mandate policies on federal highways in Mexico, where almost three in four drivers lack coverage. Congress ...
Social Media is Blessing, Curse for Uber; CEO Defends Surge Pricing
Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick knows the value of a good controversy. After his upstart company, which lets people summon rides at the touch of a smartphone button, provoked a flurry of social ...
From Lawyer to Carrier CEO: Charting a Career Course
"You have to find opportunity within every challenge you face." That's how Brian Cohen, the CEO of Pacific Specialty Insurance, sums up the leadership lesson he learned during a prior position at ...
CEOs with Attractive Faces Boost Stock Returns
If your CEO has an attractive face, then an appearance on CNBC might boost your company's return, according to two professors from the University of Wisconsin. The findings of Joseph Taylor Halford ...
Federal Financial Crisis Warning Office Struggles to Be Relevant
In June 2009, a small group of academics sent an envoy to a Washington, D.C., think tank to pitch their vision for a research office to help the nation avoid the next financial crisis. The idea was ...
Ally Financial Allowed to Keep Insurance, Auto Auction Units
Ally Financial Inc., the auto lender majority owned by the U.S. government, won regulatory approval to change its holding-company status, allowing the firm to keep an insurance business and a ...