Leadership
Building a Better Culture, Boosting Morale: 5 Principles Revealed
Ties between employee morale, corporate culture and organizational effectiveness are familiar to carrier executives. But exactly what are culture and morale, and how can companies make sure they are ...
Hancock Replacing Benmosche as CEO Sept. 1; Taking First Board Role
When Peter Hancock spoke at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society D&O Symposium in February 2012, he may not have foreseen yesterday's announcement that he would ascend to the highest ...
Travelers Names Schnitzer Unit CEO as Cunningham Departs
Travelers Cos. promoted Alan Schnitzer to chief executive officer of the newly created business and international insurance segment. Travelers CEO Jay Fishman is consolidating duties among managers ...
Will New CEO Christopher Swift Continue The Hartford’s Current Path?
Who is Christopher Swift? Will he be the CEO that Hartford Financial Services Group needs as it continues its revamp, focusing more heavily on its P/C group and mutual funds divisions in the months ...
Hartford CEO McGee Steps Down for Medical Reasons
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. promoted Christopher Swift to chief executive officer, replacing Liam McGee, who repaid the insurer's bailout and is stepping down after a medical procedure. ...
In Hiring, Overlooking Disability in the Pursuit of Diversity Creates Risks
Caroline Ashrafi, who built a successful career as a manager at KPMG in Britain while privately struggling with mental health problems, recalls being sent on a management training course on how to ...
U.S. Treasury Vet is AIA’s New Federal Affairs Chief Counsel
A veteran of the U.S. Department of Treasury will be the American Insurance Association's new chief counsel for federal affairs. The AIA disclosed this week that Amanda Greenwold Wise has been named ...
Hiscox USA’s CEO Ben Walter Reveals Lessons on Branding
Just over two years ago I had the good fortune to take over as CEO of specialist insurer Hiscox's U.S. business unit. Leading this business is a humbling challenge. Hiscox has a sterling reputation ...