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Carrier-Agency Relationships: Partnership Benefits Weakening
Carriers putting money and resources into technology for agents aren't making much progress, according to a survey conducted by Deep Customer Connections and Wells Media's Insurance Journal for ...
Carrier Investments in Agency Tech Largely Not Paying Off: Agents Survey
Property/casualty insurance carriers investing in technology to help agents haven't yet made great strides in the minds of their agency partners, a late-2015 survey for Carrier Management reveals. ...
Wells Fargo Lesson: Culture Work Hard for Growing Cos., Says Markel CEO
It's not uncommon for one of the leaders of Markel Corp. to be greeted by an employee intent on giving him "what for" about something going on at the company as he exits his car in the morning. ...
Reinsurers Back in Business, Execs Say—With Some Reservations
Reinsurers are officially back in business as insurance companies returned as buyers this year. But a trend exemplified by Chubb's venture with BlackRock could dampen any potential surge in demand, ...
Hedge Fund Reinsurers: Still Taking Heat From S&P, Lawmakers
Even as new waves of hedge fund reinsurers launch, one rating agency continues to question the basic business model—a model that also has critics among U.S. lawmakers who have tried unsuccessfully ...
CEO Debate: Is a ‘Bottoming’ Reinsurance Market a Rational One?
"Bottoming" was a popular description of the reinsurance market at midyear industry conferences, but there is less consensus around questions of whether this "near bottom" signals rational behavior ...
AIG Commercial CEO Schimek: Transformation Will Be ‘Second to None’
With the business transformation of American International Group playing out on "the biggest stage in the insurance business," the leader of the carrier's global commercial lines operation has heard ...
Applying Life Lessons: The Road to Leadership
A competitive spirit is something that comes naturally to Rob Schimek, CEO of AIG Commercial. Coaxed to talk about his personal leadership style and the life experiences that have helped him ...