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Where Are the Thought Leaders in the Insurance Industry?
How often is a representative of our industry asked to weigh in on a pressing issue of the day? The answer is rarely, if ever. Within our culture, thought leadership and the insurance industry are ...
Valen Summit Takeaway: Insurers Unsure of Who Their Customers Are
Explosive growth in InsurTech, efforts to engage a more demanding, younger consumer base, and ongoing regulatory concerns have combined to create significant hurdles across insurance. When these ...
Leadership Advice: When to Get Outta the Way
Leadership is a funny thing. It works in some instances and does not work in others. Responses from followers surprise well-intentioned leaders. Actions that are supposed to work, according to the ...
The Power of Good Press
Which industry is responsible for the following? • Steps in to help put people's lives back together again following floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and fire. • Provides the means with which ...
Why Insurers Should Look for Emotional Intelligence in Hiring and How to Spot It
According to the World Economic Forum's 2016 Future of Jobs Report, emotional intelligence will be one of the top 10 job skills in 2020. The sought-after skill is actually a collection of personal ...
Reflecting on 50 Years as Berkley Looks to the Future
We've been reviewing the annual reports of property/casualty insurers over the past few weeks to unearth interesting insights for executives and board chairmen. W.R. Berkley's report stood out from ...
2016 P/C Insurer Annual Statement Highlights: Immigrants, Brokers and the E-Street Band
We've been reviewing the annual reports of property/casualty insurers over the past few weeks to unearth interesting insights from executives and board chairmen. What follows is a subjective ...
Why Your Best Talent Is Leaving—and Four Ways to Win Them Back
Most leaders of companies today recognize the importance of having engaged people at work. Yet research from the Metrus Institute, Gallup and others say that between 50 percent and 80 percent of ...