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Allstate to Eliminate 3,800 Jobs in Ongoing Overhaul Effort
The Allstate Corp. plans to slash approximately 3,800 jobs in claims, sales, service and support functions as part of an ongoing effort to restructure, and grow its property/casualty market share ...
InsurTechs Increasingly Viewed as Carrier Acquisition Targets: Deloitte
Carriers will increasingly target InsurTechs for acquisition and partnerships in the coming months due to pandemic-related economic uncertainty, Deloitte concluded in a new report. "As insurers move ...
Overshadowed by COVID-19; Insurance Industry M&A Takes a Pause
Insurance industry M&A activity is on a temporary break due to uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Deloitte report. "COVID-19 has forced many insurance carriers to ...
Ascot Group Hires Former Marsh, Nationwide Executives
Ascot Group, a Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer – hired former executives from Marsh and Nationwide in leadership roles. Marsh veteran Andy Stirk is Ascot's new Chief Commercial ...
AIG Loses Four Black Executives, Including Two Diversity Officers
American International Group Inc. has lost four senior Black managers in recent weeks, including two who were tasked with improving the diversity of the insurer's ranks. Global inclusion head ...
Most Execs Pursue Work-Life Balance After Suffering From the ‘Pandemic Blues’
Nearly eight out of 10 corporate executives have experienced poor mental health during the coronavirus crisis, prompting a number of them to re-evaluate and improve work-life balance, a survey showed ...
Leadership Tips: Forget Time Management; Learn to Master Your Attention
The key to productivity could be changing your focus from time management to learning to master your attention. Showing gratitude may boost your emotions—and your immune system. Sometimes you need ...
More Class of 2020 Reinsurers Unlikely
The Class of 2020 already has a new member, but it's not a true startup, the chair of the company said recently. Speaking at the KBW Insurance Conference in early September, Sid Sankaran, chair of ...