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Once upon a time, I managed the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) cable network account for a Madison Avenue advertising agency. When I would visit my client in Norfolk, Va., I would be greeted ...
Focus on Operating Earnings, Buffett Says; Insurance Ops Add $6B
In the conglomerate's annual report published on Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett recommended that readers focus on operating earnings, reviewing a year in which insurance operations ...
Buffett Letter Confirms GEICO Nicely Retirement; Roberts New CEO
Warren Buffett used his annual letter to heap praise on Tony Nicely, the long-time chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Geico insurance unit. The letter also offered some perhaps ...
Small and Midsize Businesses at Higher Risk of Cyber Attack, Chubb Warns
Small and midsize businesses are much more likely to experience cyber attacks than large companies. In fact, 62 percent of all cyber crime targets are small and midsize businesses. It costs, on ...
Absorb Fear: Former GE CEO Immelt Explains How to Lead Through Volatility
When a former leader of GE spoke at a New York City forum late last year, recent media discussions about the decline of the industrial giant and his shortcomings at the helm were of little concern. ...
Executives On The Move at GEICO and Ascot Group
The Berkshire Hathaway-owned GEICO has made a number of changes to its Board of Directors. Ascot Group appointed a former Markel executive to grow its Inland Marine business. *** Pionne Corbin and ...
Allianz Mulls 2019 Share Buyback Slowdown to Finance Acquisitions
Allianz may slow its share buyback program after the one announced this week to allow the German insurer to make small acquisitions, the group's finance chief said on Friday after reporting a 19 ...
Being a Digital-First Carrier: 3 Key Components of Digital Transformation
The proliferation of technology usage within insurance is ironic. The industry historically labeled as a tech laggard now has more InsurTech available than insurance companies often know what to do ...