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Talent Gap Pushes Insurance Companies to Evaluate Diversity Initiatives
Expectations for the work environment are changing as new generations enter the workforce, and as a result, insurance companies are facing increased pressure to evaluate their focus on diversity and ...
Coronavirus Concerns May Curb Events at Berkshire Hathaway’s May 2 Annual Meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run Warren Buffett, said it will hold its annual shareholder meeting on May 2 despite the coronavirus outbreak, but may curtail some of the surrounding ...
MGU SageSure: A Tech Company Dressed Up in an Insurance Company
While InsurTech carriers selling personal lines insurance see software licensing deals as new avenues to growth, a technology company operating in the special niche of catastrophe-exposed property ...
Covea to Acquire PartnerRe From EXOR for $9 Billion
EXOR has agreed to sell PartnerRe to French mutual insurer Covéa, a move that is turning out to be a very profitable thing for the Italian investment firm. EXOR bought the Bermuda-based reinsurer in ...
At Metromile, the Mission—Not Perks—Motivates Employees
Typical Silicon Valley workforce benefits like catered lunches and gym memberships are appealing to a growing band of disrupters at Metromile, but that's not the most fulfilling aspect of employee ...
Talent Magnets: Carriers That Employees Love to Work For
There are many sources of information about potential employers for job candidates—and in a digital world, online reviews are a likely go-to at some point in a job search. Mimicking the possible ...
How Not to Innovate
Acuity Insurance CEO Ben Salzmann has a theory about making innovation happen—and it doesn't involve hiring geniuses who dream up new ideas independently. "You could take Albert Einstein and Thomas ...
Starting in the NICU: Bringing in the Next Generation
Employees of all ages work at Sheboygan, Wisc.-based Acuity Insurance, and while other carriers find it hard to attract the youngest generation, CEO Ben Salzmann has a formula that starts when some ...