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Allied World in North America: A Growth Story
Although an acquisition—a $550 million deal for Darwin Professional Underwriters in mid-2008—kicked off Allied World's U.S. expansion in the specialty insurance segment, in the years since Global ...
Allied World’s Cultural Edge: Competing with Giants to Grow Specialty Business
When you're a smaller athlete competing with giants, sheer determination and sharp reflexes are tools you might use to glide past opponents—and a winning formula in business isn't too different, ...
Fun at Work: Carriers Using Games to Build Teams, Spur Creativity
Ever just want to drop a bunch of your team members off at a strange place and lose the key? Here's your chance. Big insurers are delving into one of the newest aspects of corporate team building: ...
Former CNA Chair Chookaszian Reveals the Industry’s Unused Asset: Customers
When you serve as a director for five public companies and two dozen insurance technology service providers, you travel quite a bit. Sharing economy innovations have opened a world of new experiences ...
Smoothing the Claims Process
Centuries-old claims management processes are undergoing rapid transformation, as dozens of startup insurance technology firms drum up a resounding variety of process enhancements to reduce carrier ...
The Role of Leaders Is Serving Employees: QBE NA CEO Johnston
If you were to ask the chief executive officer of QBE North America what success looks like, he might pull out some text messages with images of employees celebrating a recent change at the company. ...
QBE’s Global Strength: A Pillar of North America Strategy
QBE North America's activities in the wake of this year's hurricanes demonstrate the strength of the entire QBE global enterprise, measured with gauges beyond financial capital. Russell Johnston, QBE ...
Highway Disruption: The Promise and Perils of Autonomous Vehicles for Insurers
It's becoming clear that our highways to the future will be paved as much with technology as with asphalt. And if we believe some auto makers, self-driving vehicles hold potential to unravel traffic ...