Leadership
Successor Spotlight: Gross Takes the Helm at SECURA
Sometime after John Bykowski decided he would step down from the CEO role at SECURA Insurance, with a retirement date set for mid-2014, David Gross, the senior vice president of underwriting ...
Written CEO Succession Plans Lacking Among P/C Insurers: Research
More than half of property/casualty insurers do not have written CEO succession plans in place, and for nearly three-quarters, there is no board committee to identify desired skills for the next top ...
CEOs Top Fear is Being Found to Be Incompetent, Study Finds
If you've ever worried that someone will find out you're an imposter who actually lacks the level of competence required for your position, then you're in good company. Roger Jones, the head of ...
Who Will Be Your Next Leader?
When Sally Smith became the chief executive officer of Buffalo Wild Wings in 1996, it wasn't exactly a planned event. According to Smith's account published in the New York Times (as part of Adam ...
The Changing of the Guard: Comparing the Old and New
Property/casualty insurance carriers say they won't be looking for carbon copies of the incumbent CEO when they seek out his or her potential replacement, but they're not looking for someone very ...
New Blood, Same Veins
Most of the new CEO appointments at many of the world's top insurance companies are what one would expect: men who have spent their entire careers in the insurance business. Not all succession tales ...
The Big Tease: Buffett Remains Mum About His Chosen Successor
Warren Buffett didn't spill the beans about his already-chosen successor in his latest annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Long-time vice-chairman Charlie Munger fueled continued ...
Special Report: A Closer Look at Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Operations
Insurance operations contributed $5.2 billion to total operating income of $16.6 billion for Berkshire Hathaway in 2014—with the underwriting component of $1.7 billion (after taxes) representing ...