Leadership & Strategy
Allianz CEO Baete Predicts 2021 Recovery Barring Another Major Coronavirus Hit
Allianz, which is facing headwinds from the coronavirus crisis, expects to be back on track in 2021 barring a second major outbreak or financial market correction, the German insurer's chief ...
Helping Employees Return to the Workplace: Leadership Tips
With most of the world beginning to reopen after months of pandemic lockdown, it's time for businesses to begin implementing their plans for re-entry to the workplace. Among the expert tips: ensure ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo GRS and Bold Penguin
Sompo Global Risk Solutions has expanded its operations in Europe. Bold Penguin, an InsurTech commercial insurance technology provider, partnered with ZenBusiness, an online platform that helps small ...
Musk Paid Nearly $1M by Tesla for His Controversial D&O Insurance Arrangement
Tesla Inc. is making a one-time payment of almost $1 million to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk related to a controversial insurance arrangement he agreed to with the carmaker's board earlier this ...
Bank of England Tells Banks, Insurers to Press Ahead With Analyses of Climate Change Risks
The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change on their operations, saying that guidance published on Monday would be followed by ...
Nationwide Becomes Fully Independent Agency Carrier on July 1
Nationwide said it will complete an 18-month transition on July 1 to operate as a fully independent agency carrier. With that milestone date, more than 99 percent of the company's formerly captive ...
German InsurTech Friendsurance Turns to Debt Financing as Funding Alternative
Many InsurTech startups pursue venture capital or equity financing to fuel their growth (the sale of stock to investors who gain ownership interest in return). Germany's Friendsurance recently took a ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco, Heritage Insurance to Take Over AIG’s Upper Middle Market Biz
American International Group is transferring part of its personal insurance business for upper middle market clients to Liberty Mutual's Safeco Insurance and Heritage Insurance Holdings, a ...