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2B or Not 2B? That Was the Question for Aspartame
In March 2015, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) designated glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, as "probably carcinogenic to humans" (Group ...
A Turnaround Story: Boost People, Then Financial Results, Aspen CEO Says
The turnaround at Aspen Insurance Holdings—the result of a multipronged, multiyear effort—is bearing fruit with a return to consistent profits. Mark Cloutier, executive chairman and CEO, ...
Why Strategic Implementations Fail and the Counterintuitive Way to Address It
What do you think is the biggest threat facing property/casualty insurers today? Is it escalating claim volumes? Litigation? Higher reinsurance costs? Other industry-specific challenges? The answer ...
What to Expect: 8 InsurTech Predictions for 2024
2023 has been a tough year for InsurTechs to raise the Venture Capital they need to grow. Investors turned their backs on whole categories like full-stack carriers and direct-to-consumer startups. ...
Cultivating Virtual Management Skills for the Hybrid World
The majority of the insurance workforce is now hybrid — if not fully remote — with just 4 percent of companies requiring employees to come into the office every day. Today's managers must be able ...
Before and After: Managing Through the Cycle of a Cyber Attack
In such a fast-changing cyber risk landscape, experts say preparation is key, and one element that can help with that is cyber insurance. "Cyber insurance is such a critical tool when you think about ...
Risks to Watch: Rising Lumber Costs, Solar Flares, Underground Climate Change
The risk landscape is seemingly ever-expanding. While the insurance industry faces the familiar — yet more costly — severe weather activity, there may be new risks emerging below the surface and ...
Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO
Challenges facing today's business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said recently while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward ...