Talent Management
Ex-AIG Exec to Succeed David Duclos as CEO of QBE North America
A former AIG executive is joining QBE with plans to become CEO of its North American operations. Russell Johnston will succeed David Duclos in the role of QBE CEO for its North American operation ...
Founder-Led Companies Perform Best: Harvard Business Review
Companies led by their founders run circles around the others. Chris Zook, a partner in Bain & Company's Boston office and a co-head of its global strategy practice, makes this assertion as part ...
CEO Compensation and Long-Term Accounting Performance Are Increasingly Linked
CEO compensation at U.S. public firms is increasingly interlinked with long-term accounting performance. Lingling Wang, an assistant professor of finance at Tulane University, underscores this point ...
PwC Sued for Allegedly Favoring Younger Job Hires
A lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of violating U.S. discrimination law by hiring a "stunningly low" number of people over the age of 40 to maintain a youthful culture has been filed in ...
IT Outsourcing Trends and Best Practices
Outsourcing is an important part of the insurer's CIO toolkit, and its use is widespread. Spending on external services including outsourcing continues to consume an average of 20 percent of ...
Do Successful Leaders Produce More Successful Leaders? Corporate Lessons from the NFL
"Black Monday" has become as much a part of the National Football League season as Draft Day. The Monday after the last game of the season is marked by the firing of a number of head coaches and the ...
Executives On The Move at Hiscox, Guy Carpenter, Assurant and More
Hiscox is bringing on a former Prudential executive in a key international role. Guy Carpenter hired on two new executives. Two former AIG executives are joining Ryan Specialty Group. Assurant turned ...
Engaging Job Applicants in a Multigenerational Talent Pool
As a shift in workplace demographics takes hold within the insurance industry, new employment recruitment strategies are being embraced. In the past, jobs were obtained either through word of mouth ...