Talent Management
Executives On The Move at QBE North America, Marsh and AXA
QBE North America appointed a new chief legal officer. Marsh hired a former CoverHound executive to lead its cloud-based digital broker platform for the affinity market. AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. ...
Passion Makes for Happier Employees and More Successful Companies
In the workplace, a sense of duty is one thing. Passion may be more valuable quality to strive for, however, for employees and the executives who supervise them. A recent posting at the Chief ...
PURE, Soon to Join Tokio Marine, Hires AIG Vet as Chief Growth Officer
A veteran Chubb and AIG executive is joining the PURE Group of Insurance Companies as its chief growth officer. Jerry Hourihan will also be given the title of senior vice president. In his new role, ...
AIG Hires Willis Towers Watson Executive for General Insurance Leadership Role
A former Willis Towers Watson executive is signing on with American International Group to take a leadership role in its General Insurance Unit. Allison Barrett begins at AIG on Dec. 9 as global head ...
Fire Tornadoes Becoming More Common in Australia, Thanks to Climate Change
Fire tornadoes are set to become a more common feature of the Australian landscape as climate change takes hold later this century. That's according to new research from the University of New South ...
How Emotional Intelligence Makes Leaders More Effective
Despite recent research and shifting perspectives, the importance of having emotionally intelligent leaders is still often overlooked. More often, motivation, previous successes and technical ...
20 Tips for Leaders: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
There are no shortcuts to becoming an emotionally intelligent leader. It's hard work. For individuals who didn't start their insurance careers with EI competencies that they developed in school or in ...
A Model for CEO Excellence
What separates an excellent CEO from the rest of the pack? In a new study on "The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs," McKinsey & Company looked at the six main elements of the CEO's ...