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After Crisis, It Won’t Be Business as Usual—It Will Be Business Done Better: Opinion
As the insurance industry begins to settle into the new norm of working from home (WFH), most companies will be questioning the very fundamentals of their day-to-day operating models. Staff will, of ...
Allianz SE Withdraws 2020 Profit Target Over COVID-19 Uncertainties
Allianz SE withdrew its forecast for the year as Europe's biggest insurer struggles with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the economic uncertainty, the board "does not assume that ...
Nationwide Stays (Partially) Home; Remote Work Will Remain in 5 States
Nationwide said it plans to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model that comprises primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other ...
Buffett Will Likely Address Pandemic During Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a chance to show how resilient his cash-rich conglomerate may be to the ...
Argo Group Experiences Both International and U.S. COVID-19 Losses
Argo Group International Holdings expects pretax net catastrophe losses of $29 million during the 2020 first quarter, the bulk of which stems from costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Markel Pegs Best Estimate for COVID Losses at $325M
Diverging from strategies of some competitors, Markel Corp. established a big reserve for a chunk of its potential COVID-19 exposure for the entire year—putting up $325 million for direct potential ...
*Editor’s Choice 2020* Psychic Leadership: Why We Need It During This Crisis
Week #1 = Shock (mandatory work from home, seriously?) Week #2 = Novelty (Zoom meetings, crazy hat day, check out my workspace!) Week #3 = Realization (wait, we need to actually run our business this ...
House Judiciary Committee Chair Eyes Ban on Mergers to Protect Small Firms During Pandemic
The chair of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel on Thursday called for a moratorium on mergers in the next coronavirus stimulus package and a ban on deals that are not directly related ...