Leadership & Strategy
Effective Leaders Encourage Their Teams to Disagree
Confirmation bias is when a person seeks out new information to reinforce existing beliefs or theories, and good leaders would do well to avoid the practice. Instead, they should encourage their ...
The Latest Launches From Coalition and Nationwide
Coalition is now doing business in Florida, marketing its combined cyber insurance/cybersecurity tool offering. Nationwide is launching a new annuity through a partnership with Annexus, a developer ...
Taking Bigger, Broader Steps Toward Diversity
Beyond diversifying their advertising, some say that companies can do far more than they previously have to fight discrimination and support social justice. Carriers including State Farm, Chubb, AIG ...
Leading When the World Restarts: What’s Next?
How has the pandemic changed you personally? As a leader? How will it change your company? How should the industry plan to respond to future pandemics? Carrier Management asked carrier, reinsurance ...
The New ‘Jake From State Farm’
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2020 The new campaign starts with the original advertisement, where a middle-aged, mildly overweight white male is in his living room, ...
Progressive Adds Pet Insurance Coverage as Voluntary Employer Benefit
Progressive now offers pet insurance, with an eye on selling it by way of an employer-offered voluntary benefit. The Ohio-based property/casualty insurer said the new product comes through a ...
American Family Succession Plan Calls for Changing of the Guard in 2022
American Family Insurance group's succession plan calls for Chair and Chief Executive Officer Jack Salzwedel to continue as chair and CEO until Jan. 1, 2022. American Family Enterprise President Bill ...
Beyond Facts, Good Leaders Also Follow Gut Instincts
In a rapidly changing business climate, executives must nurture their intuition as much as they rely on facts and figures to make decisions. A recent posting on the Great Leadership Blog argues as ...