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Executives On The Move at Zurich North America, BHSI and AXIS Capital Holdings
Zurich North America hired a former Aviva executive to take on a leadership role in Canada for its Group Risk Management team. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named a new senior vice president ...
How to Safely Ride Elevators During COVID (Simulated Queuing Models)
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are within reach, city officials, business administrators, and high-rise building managers are planning how to safely and efficiently open offices as people come back to ...
The Good and Bad Of Aligning With ‘Star’ Employees
Working with a "star" employee—someone who demonstrates exceptional performance and enjoys broad visibility relative to industry peers—offers both risks and rewards, according to new research ...
Insurance Industry Adds Nearly 20K Jobs During Pandemic
Levels of employment for the insurance industry are "holding up much stronger than the overall economy," the leader of an insurance search firm said recently, reporting that insurers have added ...
When Leaders Speak Assertively, Gender Doesn’t Matter
People tend to listen to big talkers, whether they are women or men. Still, more women prefer not to use assertive language, according to a new study led by Washington State University economist ...
Lloyd’s Survey Shows More Inclusive Culture, But Improvement Still Needed
Lloyd's has made notable progress in its push to become more inclusive, according to its 2020 culture survey, but it still has plenty of room for improvement—especially when it comes to the ...
Black Founders Face Venture Funding Drought
When Donnel Baird first pitched his idea in 2014 to create a technology platform that could help small apartment buildings and other urban structures become energy efficient, he got the U.S. ...
100M Workers Need Retraining For New Post-Pandemic Careers: McKinsey
Tens of millions of workers in developed economies will have to retrain for secure careers in post-COVID labor markets reshaped by the pandemic and the remote working revolution, a report by ...