Talent Management

Building Communication Skills: Lessons From Great Leaders

What do Warren Buffett, Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have in common? Aside from being successful and world-renowned, they share a passion for lifelong learning and a skill in effective ...

Billionaire Covering Morehouse Grads’ $40 Million Student Debt Has Insurance Industry Ties

The billionaire technology investor and philanthropist who has promised to assume the $40 million student debt of the entire graduating class at Morehouse College has ties to the insurance industry. ...

Executives On The Move at Sompo International and Zurich North America

A former Amlin Insurance executive is joining Sompo International Holdings to become head of Financial Lines Insurance in Germany. Zurich North America named a new head of Sales and Distribution for ...

Low-Integrity CEOs Cost Their Companies in Multiple Ways: UVA Research

Chief executive officers with lower integrity cost their firms money, both in higher audit fees and poorer long-term performance, according to new research from a group of leading accounting ...

Hiring Older Workers in a Tight Labor Market Can Be a Smart Investment

Carriers and others are hiring in the U.S. with an unemployment rate at 50-year lows. With this statistic in mind, the argument toward recruiting older workers grows even stronger, according to ...

Executive Viewpoints: Getting the Most From a Mentor

When QBE North America Chief Operating Officer Daniel Franzetti reached out to an executive for some advice early in his career, he didn't get what he expected. In fact, the would-be mentor's ...

Three Aspen Execs Depart, Others Promoted; UK MGA Placed in Runoff

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. disclosed the departure of some veteran executives and the promotion of a number of others as part of a broad revamp of its leadership and operations. The Bermuda-based ...

Lloyd’s Hopes Independent Survey Can Help Change Culture of Harassment

Lloyd's of London has commissioned an independent culture survey following a Bloomberg Businessweek article that uncovered evidence of sexual misconduct in the world's oldest insurance market. The ...