How Increasing M&As Will Reshape P/C Insurance

At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, some insurance industry analysts predicted that the crisis and its economic ramifications would slow mergers and acquisitions in the P/C market as ...

An Insurance Executive’s COVID-19 Survival Story

In early January 2021, Andrew Rear's health took a turn for the worse. After suffering two weeks with COVID-19, the 50-year-old former head of Munich Re's Digital Partners thought he was on the mend. ...

Be Purposeful. Be Bold. Be Human.

"I remember this same story 10 years ago." The LinkedIn comment on our first-quarter magazine cover story, "Google's Insurance Strategy Could Be a Game Changer," appeared soon after we published an ...

Seeding Innovation With Purpose: A 2021 Priority

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis." One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger—but recognize the opportunity. This ...

Sustaining Culture in a Virtual World

Nearly a year has passed since the industry largely transitioned to a virtual workforce due to COVID-19. While organizations likely used Zoom, GoToMeeting or other web conferencing tools prior to the ...

Breaking the Mold: Sompo GRS and Its CEO

The recipe for building a billion-dollar-premium commercial insurance operation from nothing in four years involves mixing a new model for doing business with a supportive and visionary executive ...