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Workplace Flexibility Key in Capturing Competitive Edge
Ira Ziff recruited the perfect CFO for the job. The candidate checked all the boxes for a small-town insurer Ziff works with as president of Precision Research Group. The prospect—about 40 years ...
How Carriers Can Meet Strategic Goals During Inflationary Times
At the dawn of the 2020s just over three years ago, no one, including property/casualty executives, thought a pandemic would sweep the globe. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
CEO Reflections: Thoughts on Long-Term Leadership
I was initially hesitant when asked to share my thoughts on leadership. A quick Google search will yield thousands of entries—books, articles, online classes, coaching services, conferences, even ...
Loss Reserving and Pricing in a Time of Inflation
Inflation and the threat of a recession are a reality not to be ignored. The combined effects of the Ukraine conflict and post-COVID supply chain disruption resulted in inflation rates not seen in 40 ...
How Is Your Food Processed? An ‘Emerging Damage’ Risk
I am old enough to have been taught the four basic food groups in elementary school and the importance of eating some from each of the groups no matter how much I might dislike one or more of them. ...
Why a Focus on Development Is Critical to Retaining Talent
The insurance industry's talent problems are no longer looming — they are here. While it may take many components to find a potential solution to this problem, one area that should get our ...
Marketing Data Can Reduce AI Bias in the Insurance Industry
Just a decade ago, the idea that artificial intelligence (AI) might play a role in everyday insurance practices may have sounded far-fetched. As a legacy industry with longstanding ways of doing ...
If Hurricane Ian Was a Tipping Point, What Are We Tipping Toward?
As 2023 began, property insurance markets were struggling with the fallout of significant losses from Hurricane Ian in fall 2022. Ian was accompanied worldwide by 17 other billion-dollar storms in ...