Talent Management
Women in Insurance: Breaking Barriers, Creating Equal Opportunities
The struggle for gender equality in the workplace has come a long way. Promising strides have been made in both the startup scene and in large corporations to create more opportunities for women, and ...
Rounding a Corner With Insurance Talent
One of my favorite places to visit when I'm in Manhattan is Hudson River Park. The waterfront pathway bends in several spots, and with the right timing, you can catch some beautiful sunsets over the ...
What Can You Do If You’re Being Quietly Fired?
Your performance goals are either nonexistent or unreasonable. Your reviews are negative without a clear path for improvement. You're being denied opportunities for advancement or development. You ...
Leadership Tips: Manage Your Managers to Avoid ‘Quiet Firing’
Some managers deal with disengaged employees head-on, discussing the problem, offering solutions and assistance, and detailing the consequences if the situation doesn't improve. Other managers take a ...
‘Inside-Out’ Branding: How One P/C Insurer Made Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work List
There are a lot of experiences that Branch Insurance Co-Founder Steve Lekas took away from his 17 years working in the property/casualty insurance industry that shaped his thinking in building an ...
You’ve Been Laid Off. Now What? Navigating InsurTech’s Workforce Transformation
Economic uncertainty, coupled with a period of transition in InsurTech, has led to a wave of layoffs for the industry. For InsurTech employees worried about potential layoffs, Steve McOrmond, senior ...
Assessing InsurTechs’ Greatest Value to the Industry: Talent
The biggest contribution of InsurTech to the insurance industry may well be talent—technology talent, insurance talent, just raw talent. I recently tallied the headcount at over 400 notable ...
Workplace Flexibility Key in Capturing Competitive Edge
Ira Ziff recruited the perfect CFO for the job. The candidate checked all the boxes for a small-town insurer Ziff works with as president of Precision Research Group. The prospect—about 40 years ...