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XL’s Seraina Maag: Building a Culture of Collaboration
"Work-Outs" and "Rapid Results Initiatives" are now a natural part of the language of the U.S. insurance professionals working for XL Group, where a culture of collaboration has taken hold over the ...
Language Police on ‘Laser-Focused’ Lookout for Executive Jargon
Liam McGee has a special way to emphasize his commitment to creating value at the 203-year-old company he runs, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. "Our team is laser-focused on execution," he ...
Rendez-Vous Recap: Alternative Capital Remains Elephant in the Room
The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-Vous is winding down, and, while it's been another successful networking opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers, most of the discussions have ended on a note of ...
Five Key Traits CEOs Look For When Hiring Talent
(This article is based on a presentation made by Libby at the IICF Women in Insurance Global Conference in New York on June 13, 2013.) CEOs are often grilled in boardrooms on innumerable challenges: ...
‘Fish ‘n’ Shoes’ Thinking and the Disruptive Power of ‘Just One Change’
Shoes matter. This is a universal truth. They particularly matter to me. Some may remember when Sex and the City protagonist Carrie Bradshaw was mugged and exclaimed: "Please sir, you can take my ...
Rating S&P’s New Method: Transparency Improved, But Execution Consistency Falls Short
In May, Standard & Poor's confirmed that it had finalized a 10-month "Request for Comment" (RfC) process around proposed changes to the rating agency's criteria for rating insurers and ...
Predictive Analytics: Bringing Price Elasticity Concepts to P/C Insurance
The concept of price elasticity of demand has not received enough attention in the world of property/casualty insurance. Regulatory hurdles, a tradition of cost-plus pricing and maybe even an ...
Saint Joseph’s University Research Shines Light on Gender Diversity in Insurance
The insurance industry has long suffered from a "brand identity" crisis on many fronts. Often accused of improper sales and marketing of our products and poor handling of policyholder claims after a ...