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Listening: A Career and Leadership Strategy
How many times have you found yourself in the midst of a thoughtful conversation only to be rudely interrupted? It's not only annoying but often seen as disrespectful and selfish. Chances are, your ...
Boardroom Clashes Most Likely Over Return-to-Office Policies
Nearly three out of four organizations said return-to-office policies could prompt boardroom battles, according to a new survey of U.S. workplace leaders, showing how senior management doesn't always ...
Insurers Prioritizing Profit Over Growth: Exec Survey
Nearly half of 400 insurance executives responding to a recent survey said their current priorities center on improving profitability rather than growing their businesses. Forty-eight percent of ...
How a Regional Carrier Protects Against a $60B California Cat Event
While two dozen interested parties spoke at a recent California Department of Insurance workshop on the use of catastrophe modeling in pricing, offering predictable messages supporting carrier, ...
Executive Viewpoint: Advice to Retiring CEOs
Being a CEO can be an all-consuming job. No matter how well the organization is performing, there is always the sense of responsibility to stakeholders. CEOs are also granted a sort of "rock star" ...
CEO Viewpoints: How Carriers, Reinsurers Are Reacting to Inflation
During an industry conference last week, leaders of three property/casualty insurance organizations addressed a question about opportunities in the personal, commercial and reinsurance markets by ...
Regulatory Weaknesses, Politics Driving California Exits, Industry CEOs Say
A trio of property/casualty carrier executives voluntarily offered their views on a growing insurance availability crisis in the state of California at an industry conference in late June, pointing ...
Employee Approval Levels Sway Boards in Deciding if CEO Stays or Goes
New research from the University of Washington finds that employee approval greatly influences whether a board of directors will retain or dismiss a chief executive officer. For a CEO, that means job ...