Talent Management
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 ...
Turn Introversion Into a ‘Networking Superpower’
Crowded networking events can be a source of dread for introverts. But Holly Raider, a clinical professor of management at the Kellogg School of Management, believes introverts can be just as skilled ...
Why Firing Someone Can Be Good for Both Manager and Employee
Every executive and manager confronts this challenge: how to fire a poor performer. One way to make the process easer is to consider that not everyone belongs on a given team. Even more importantly, ...