Talent Management
Hiring Spree for Agents May Fuel Misselling Risk for Chinese Insurers
Chinese insurers are on a hiring binge, recruiting an army of agents to sell their products to a burgeoning middle class, but the risk of misselling by inexperienced agents on commission could prove ...
Fewer Company Holiday Parties; Budgets Not to Blame
The economy is recovering, companies are spending more on benefits, employee satisfaction and retention are being monitored. And the holiday party is declining. Could it be that people don't like it? ...
Lloyd’s Performance Management Head Set to Depart in Mid-2016
Lloyd's of London said its director of performance management will be leaving the company, and a search has begun for his replacement. Tom Bolt will be leaving Lloyd's in mid-2016, after a seven-year ...
Zurich Announces Gender Equality Certification
Zurich Insurance Group said recently that it has become the first global company in the insurance industry to receive "EDGE" certification in key markets of operations, a designation that involves ...
‘Westchester’ is ACE/Chubb’s Combined North America E&S Wholesale Business
ACE Limited, mapping out logistics of its planned $28 billion Chubb acquisition, will combine several divisions from both companies into a new North America excess and surplus lines wholesale ...
Allianz Among Few Cos. Linking CEO Pay to Carbon Cuts: Bloomberg Analysis
There's a provision in Jean-Pascal Tricoire's compensation deal that sets him apart from most chief executive officers: the more Schneider Electric SE cuts carbon emissions, the bigger his paycheck. ...
ACE/Chubb Merger Effort Ramps Up Exec Appointment Announcements
In the months following ACE Ltd.'s surprise July announcement that it would acquire Chubb for $28 billion, what began as a trickle is now a flood. Specifically, ACE's announcements of its post-merger ...
Take-Charge Behavior Can Boost Standing of Women Leaders When It’s Team-Focused
Considerable research suggests that when women act assertively and self-promote in the workplace, they are commonly penalized by others. But does that perception change when a woman stands up for ...

