Leadership
‘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 ...
What Is Ackermann’s Executive Legacy Following Zurich Insurance Tragedy?
Josef Ackermann tried to shake up Zurich Insurance Group AG. Now, allegations that he was partly responsible for the suicide of the chief financial officer are casting a shadow over his 35-year-long ...
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 ...
Former Willis CEO Plumeri Joins Buyout Firm KKR as Senior Advisor
KKR & Co., the buyout firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, hired former insurance executive Joseph Plumeri as a senior adviser to help find new deals and to work with portfolio companies. ...
Markel Bets on Homebuilding, Acquires Virginia’s Eagle Construction
Markel Corp., the insurer that bought Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd., acquired Eagle Construction of Virginia in a bet on residential development in its home state. Eagle will be the 14th company in ...
Hong Kong’s Li Eyes Ex-AIA Deputy as CEO for New Insurer
Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, the youngest son of Asia's richest man, will appoint a former top executive at AIA Group Ltd as the CEO of his new insurance company, according to people with direct ...
Best-Paid Women in S&P 500 Settle for Less with 18% Gender Gap
Even the few women who've managed to advance to the C-suite don't get equal pay. Last year, of the five best-paid executives at each of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies, 198 were women, ...
U.S. Regulator Wants Auditors to Add Commentary, Not Analysis
Auditors know a lot about what lurks between the extremes of "pass" or "fail" - the only grades they are now permitted to assign to corporate financial statements - and the U.S. board that oversees ...