Leadership
Empathy Can Help Employees Struggling to Work From Home
After the coronavirus pandemic hit, legions of workers and managers started working at home, leaving familiar office environments behind. Some employees may struggle with the isolation and ...
From Insurer COO to Reinsurer CEO: Andrade Rolls Up His Sleeves at Everest Re
Although his early dreams of covering world events as a foreign correspondent were never realized, Juan Andrade, the new chief executive of Everest Re, has seen and done almost everything in the ...
Companies Need to Prioritize Employees’ Mental Health: Study
More than one-third (39 percent) of American workers suffer from mental health issues, ranging from moderate mental distress to serious mental illness. And these issues are having a negative impact ...
Don’t Burn Yourself Out Being a Hero, and Other Leadership Tips
Overworking yourself and trying to be a hero during a crisis can bring down your whole team. Practicing mindfulness can help nurture teamwork and collaboration. Creating a mentorship program can help ...
After Crisis, It Won’t Be Business as Usual—It Will Be Business Done Better: Opinion
As the insurance industry begins to settle into the new norm of working from home (WFH), most companies will be questioning the very fundamentals of their day-to-day operating models. Staff will, of ...
Lemonade Encourages Customers to Fuel ‘Social Good’ by Taking COVID-19 Research Surveys
Lemonade is encouraging its members to take online surveys – lots of them – in order to positively impact the COVID-19 crisis. The InsurTech focused on digital homeowners and renters insurance ...
Nationwide Stays (Partially) Home; Remote Work Will Remain in 5 States
Nationwide said it plans to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model that comprises primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other ...
Prioritizing Employee Well-Being in Difficult Times
Peter Kellogg, the owner of IAT Insurance Group, has always said: "Take care of your employees and they will take care of your business." For those of us with a direct role in talent management at ...