Talent Management
AI Adoption High But Staffing an Obstacle for Carriers
Sixty-two percent of carrier professionals recently surveyed said their companies have already adopted artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, but a high percentage of those ...
Ex-Swiss Re Exec Burke Joins Liberty Mutual Re in Leadership Role
A former Swiss Re executive is joining a unit of Liberty Mutual in a leadership role. Susan Burke will be Liberty Mutual Re's new vice president and director of Assumed Reinsurance in the division's ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Insurance and At-Bay
AXIS Capital Holdings' AXIS Insurance made two new executive appointments. A former Hiscox USA executive is joining cyber insurance startup At-Bay as General Counsel and Head of Claims.
QBE North America Hires Aon’s Fitzgerald as New Head of Specialty & Commercial
A former Aon executive is signing on with QBE North America as its new president of Specialty & Commercial. Tom Fitzgerald is taking on the new position in February 2020 after having served as ...
Executives On The Move at Sompo International, Starr and M.J. Hall & Co.
An XL Catlin and AIG veteran is joining Sompo International Holdings to run its U.S. Commercial Management Liability and Financial Institutions teams. Starr Insurance Companies appointed a veteran ...
British Regulator Warns Commercial Insurance Bosses to Stamp Out Bad Office Behavior
Britain's markets watchdog has told the bosses of commercial insurance companies to stamp out bad behavior in the industry and improve diversity, or risk losing their jobs. The warning follows last ...
Good Leaders Listen, Giving Employees Plenty of Time to Answer Questions
Executives succeed, in part, by being good listeners, hearing their employees' concerns and questions, and responding in kind. The Random Acts of Leadership blog suggests leaders can improve this ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley, BHSI and Guy Carpenter
W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed an executive to run a subsidiary focused on workers compensation. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance promoted one of its executives to a leadership role focused on ...
Argo Achieves Détente With Activist Shareholder; Board Member Added, Two to Come
Argo Group International Holdings has achieved détente with an activist shareholder that complained about the company's board and executive compensation practices during much of 2019. The ...