Leadership & Strategy
Business Leaders Overestimated Their Digital Readiness to Adapt to the Pandemic
Most business leaders overestimated the state of their digital transformation (DX) efforts, hindering their ability to adapt to the pandemic, reveals a new survey from software company Pegasystems ...
Pandemic Reinforces Innovation Culture at Root
In many respects, we unintentionally built Root to weather situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. We have always been fueled by our passion for identifying what's not working and rolling up our ...
State Auto Extends CEO LaRocco’s Contract for 12 More Months
State Auto Financial Corp's board of directors has extended the contract of President and CEO Mike LaRocco for an extra 12 months, citing the need for "stability and continuity" in the face of ...
Newcomers See Opportunities as Carriers Face Hefty Pandemic Losses
Commercial insurers are facing hefty claims from the coronavirus crisis but are also seeing a steep rise in premiums – tempting companies and industry veterans to raise capital, launch new ...
AXA Fund Unit Sets 33 Percent Target for Gender Diversity on Company Boards
AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The asset management unit ...
InsurTechs Jupiter Intelligence and ClaimFlo to Represent North America in Zurich Innovation Championship
Zurich North America Insurance has selected two InsurTechs offering climate resilience and claims efficiency to represent North America in its second Innovation Championship. Jupiter Intelligence ...
Finding Common Ground: Beware Of Always Or Never
Let's start with the normal distribution curve. Have I lost you already? Most of us know the normal distribution curve, also known as a bell curve. It sits on an x/y axis. It starts low, gradually ...
Aviva Brings on Ex-Zurich Exec Blanc as CEO, Replacing Tulloch
Aviva plc appointed former Zurich Insurance executive Amanda Blanc as its new chief executive officer. She succeeds Maurice Tulloch, who has stepped down from the role for family health reasons. ...