Leadership
Morgan Stanley CEO: Jail Not Appropriate for Bad Judgment
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman said on Tuesday that he does not believe more bankers should have gone to jail for the financial crisis. "Bad judgment, incompetence, negligence, greed: ...
Doing It Their Way: Buffett and Munger
Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger spent more than five hours Saturday answering questions from shareholders, reporters and stock analysts. Here's ...
XL Group’s McGavick: Life Re Biz Sale Took Years of Planning
XL Group concluded its 2014 first quarter with some encouraging results. But it seemed like all CEO Mike McGavick wanted to talk about at first, during the company's May 2 earnings call, was the ...
Speculation on Buffett Successor Heats Up; Jain Among Candidates
Two years ago, Warren Buffett, then 81, announced that the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board had chosen his successor as chief executive officer. The board, he said, also had two backups, but all three ...
Study: Women CEOs Remain Few in Finance, Other Industries
The number of women becoming CEOs of the world's largest public companies has gained slightly over the previous decade. But their percentage remains stubbornly low in sectors such as finance and ...
Beyond Market Conduct Exams: How to Establish a Compliance Culture at a P/C Carrier
Resources invested in compliance are somewhat like premiums paid for insurance policies—paying upfront today prevents you from having to pay more later. Although midsize carriers may need to expend ...
SMA: Next-Gen Insurers Will Succeed By Innovating Inside and Out
Insurers of the future must innovate in everything they do, from their business models to products and services, infrastructure and customer approaches, a new research report from Boston-based ...
Keys to Setting Your Company’s Strategy in Motion
There's no shortage of discussion in the business world about the importance and development of strategy, but there's shockingly little advice available about actual implementation. Why is it, when ...