Talent Management
Careers Reimagined: Is the Insurance Industry Ready for Our Second Act?
What's next? That's a question that we've asked many times throughout our careers. And despite having 50-plus years of collective experience between us, it's not one that we intend to stop asking ...
Spreading the Word: 12 Steps to Promote Insurance Careers
If you have talked to a young person on the job hunt lately, you have likely heard them yearning for a job that's stable and rewarding and that offers limitless growth opportunities. Risk management ...
Executives On The Move at RenaissanceRe, QBE, Hamilton and Everest Re
RenaissanceRe is losing a longtime board member and gaining a new one. QBE North America hired a veteran Zurich exec as its new chief claims officer. Everest Re named its latest deputy chief ...
Why Anonymous Employee Feedback Is No Longer Beneficial
According to David Hassell, CEO of employee engagement software firm 15five, the concept behind anonymous feedback is a holdover of a bygone era where, in many organizations, the leadership of a ...
Pulse Surveys and Feedback: Addressing Employee Concerns in Real Time
Are your employees willing to go the extra mile for your organization? Do they feel connected to its mission? For insurers and other employers seeking answers to these questions, new tools are ...
Executives On The Move at QBE, Hiscox and Preferred Mutual
QBE North America gave one of its major executives some new responsibilities. Hiscox brought on an additional energy underwriter. Preferred Mutual has a new general counsel. *** QBE North America is ...
Zurich’s General Insurance Revamp May Affect 8,000 Positions
Last December, Zurich Insurance Group AG announced expanded plans to cut relocate or change at least 1,800 jobs in a bid to save money and revamp its struggling general insurance unit. Now, the ...
The Underwriting Staffing Challenge: Recruitment Strategies for a Vanishing Talent Pool
The war for talent has hit the insurance industry with incredible force. Having weathered the recent "Great Recession" with its record unemployment rates, company downsizings and mass professional ...