Leading Insurance Innovation in the AI Age (Part 1: Culture)
Insurance leaders are concerned about the return on investment of their AI initiatives. While AI holds great promise, there's also a lot of hype—and a lot of ...
Leadership & Strategy
Central Insurance Reorganizes Into Mutual Holding Company Structure
Central Insurance, a property/casualty mutual insurance company, and its affiliates have reorganized under Ohio law into a mutual holding company structure, the company announced. The reorganization, ...
The Resolution Solution: How to Make Your Goals More Manageable
January is a time for setting goals and making resolutions. You resolve to lose weight, learn a new skill, break a bad habit, travel more, improve your work/life balance, ...
U.S. Insurance Deals Outlook: More, More, More
In mid-December, PwC tallied a surge in M&A deals in the U.S. insurance industry in the second half of 2024, and predicted an active year in 2025 with brokerage and MGA deals leading the way. ...
Viewpoint: Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
The insurance brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical ...
Hiring for Attitude: What Sets Lemonade Apart
An executive speaking at Lemonade's Investor Day late last month took investors behind the scenes to watch some of its AI bots in action. The point of the demonstration, however, was to do more than ...
5 Questions to Ask to Identify Your Company-Specific Top Risks
There is no denying the popularity of top 10 lists.
Whatever the subject—sports, music, literature, business, you name it—there is ...
Commercial Lines Profit Growth: Execution Matters More Than Portfolio Mix
It is "how" commercial lines carriers execute their underwriting strategies, not "what" lines they write that is key to profitable growth for top performers, according to new research from McKinsey. ...
Hippo Sells Majority Stake in First Connect Insurance to Centana Growth Partners
InsurTech Hippo said it has sold a majority stake in First Connect Insurance Services, a digital platform for independent agents. The buyer is private equity fund Centana Growth Partners, who with ...