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Seeking Self-Improvement? Ask Your Employees for Feedback
Executives can shore up their leadership abilities by turning to the group they supervise for feedback. Consultant/executive coach Art Petty asserts this in a recent posting at his artpetty.com blog. ...
The Institutes, International Insurance Society Form Strategic Affiliation
The Institutes is forming a strategic affiliation with the International Insurance Society, both industry groups have announced. IIS, an association for executives and experts in the global insurance ...
Median Pay for Berkshire Employees $53.5K; Just Over Half Buffett Pay
Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that its median employee last year made a little over half the $100,000 salary that Chairman Warren Buffett was awarded for running the conglomerate that made him ...
Munich Re Reportedly Negotiating on London Skyscraper Plot for Possible UK HQ Site
Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, is in talks to acquire a plot that has approval for one of the tallest towers in the City of London financial district, people with knowledge of the plan ...
Icahn’s AIG Board Rep Won’t Seek New Term
Samuel Merksamer, who represents billionaire Carl Icahn on the board of American International Group Inc, will not seek re-election to the post at the insurer's annual meeting in May, the company ...
Old-Fashioned Employee Surveys Can Still Give Executives Vital Insight
Scoff at employee surveys all you want. While some may see them as outdated, employee surveys remain a solid way to determine employee engagement, help build morale, shape behavior and learn about ...
Starr Companies Reorganizes Casualty Business Units
Starr Companies said it is making a number of organizational changes within its Casualty business units in a bid to boost efficiency and service. "This new structure will allow for greater synergies ...
Play Ball! Starr Companies Signs Sponsorship Deal With New York Yankees
The New York Yankees has gained a new sponsor: Starr Companies. The global insurance and investment operation said that its multiyear agreement with the Major League Baseball team makes it the ...