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Insurers Face Tougher EU Scrutiny on Pay
Insurers from Prudential Plc to Axa SA face tougher European Union oversight of compensation as the bloc seeks to crack down on awards that could spur irresponsible risk taking. Draft European ...
RSA Insurance CEO’s First Year Compensation May Top $9 Million
RSA Insurance Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester, drafted in to turn around the U.K. insurer, may be paid as much as 5.6 million pounds ($9.3 million) for his first 12 months in the ...Axis Capital Names Gressier Chief Operating Officer; Reding Retires
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, promoted John "Jack" Gressier to chief operating officer, replacing Dennis Reding, who's retiring from the post at 65. Gressier, ...
Finance Worker Suicides Continue, Raising Fresh Concerns
Coroners in London are preparing to investigate two apparent suicides as unexpected deaths by finance workers around the world have raised concerns about mental health and stress levels in the ...
Making the Leap From Manager to Executive
Ask anyone about the hardest career transition, and some will say the transition from college student to entry-level professional has the steepest learning curve. For many, that's true—until they ...
Minority of Execs Can Predict If Their Teams Will Deliver Results: Survey
Only 32 percent of executives are confident they can predict whether their teams will deliver as promised, according to a new study. The survey of more than 300 senior executives at large companies, ...
Researcher Builds a Better Job Performance Review
A critical job performance evaluation can have a negative effect on any employee, a Kansas State University researcher has found. By studying how people view positive or negative feedback, Satoris ...
Could Smart Computers Really Replace Half of U.S. Jobs?
Who needs an army of lawyers when you have a computer? When Minneapolis attorney William Greene faced the task of combing through 1.3 million electronic documents in a recent case, he turned to a ...