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Artificial Intelligence Not Main Cause of Recent Insurance Layoffs: AM Best
AM Best does not believe artificial intelligence is the main cause of recent insurance industry layoffs. In commentary released today, the credit rating agency wrote that "it is too soon to cite AI ...
Analyzing the New Workday Dead Zone
The hours between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. have become the time when many workers leave the office or take a break from remote work. It's being called "the workday dead zone." Many employees use that couple ...
Letting People Work From Home Is Good for Companies’ Revenue Growth
Companies that allow remote work have experienced revenue growth that's four times faster than those that are more stringent about office attendance, a new survey shows, adding fuel to the debate ...
How Employees Can Help Cut ‘Quiet Cutting’ Out of Their Careers
When "quiet quitting" went viral on social media in 2022, it brought a new meaning to absenteeism in the workplace. A year later, employers are flipping the script with their own trend: "quiet ...
Cultivating Virtual Management Skills for the Hybrid World
The majority of the insurance workforce is now hybrid — if not fully remote — with just 4 percent of companies requiring employees to come into the office every day. Today's managers must be able ...
Study Shows Employees Get Drowsy During Virtual Meetings Because They’re Bored
If you're seeing a lot of yawning during virtual work meetings, it might mean your employees are bored, according to new research from Aalto University. Prior studies suggested fatigue from virtual ...
U.S. CEOs Head for the Exits Across Industries; No. of Insurer Exits Steady
Through the first nine months of this year, 1,425 CEOs have left their posts at U.S. companies across industries—marking the highest nine-month total in over a decade. According to global ...
Meet Your New Employee: Advanced AI
Much of the discussion around how to manage the advanced forms of artificial intelligence—machine learning, generative AI, large language models—deals with them only as technologies. This is a ...