Leadership & Strategy
Lifelong Learning Keeps a Leader Fresh and Effective
Leaders who embrace lifelong learning can stay fresh indefinitely and more effective as a result, a recent blog posting asserts. Steve Farber's Extreme Leadership blog argues that a commitment to ...
Fossil-Fuel Production May Generate Much More Methane Than Scientists Thought
Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The results, if they ...
Forms are the foundation of every insurance product. So why does managing them still feel like the slowest part of...
Russian Internet Company Yandex Ready to Test Driverless Cars
Internet company Yandex, which reported lower growth in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, is poised to test its driverless cars outside Russia this year. Yandex has invested 2.2 billion roubles ...
The Latest Launches From Farmers, Chubb, Octo Telematics
Farmers Insurance said it has started selling auto insurance in South Carolina exclusively through its Farmersdirect.com digital platform. Chubb expanded access of a tool that's useful during ...
IKEA, Seller of Furniture and Meatballs, Now Offers Home Insurance
IKEA, the Swedish global retailer that sells everything from assemble-it-yourself furniture to food, is getting into the home insurance business. Specifically, IKEA said it is partnering with Swiss ...
Arch Grabs Majority Stake in Australia Data Company PMAP
Arch Reinsurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it will acquire a majority stake in Precision Marketing Asia Pacific (PMAP), subject to regulatory and ...
Extreme Weather: Building Resilience for Rising Risks
The insurance industry has a responsibility to assume a "leadership role in creating and promoting resilience as the first line of defense" against natural disasters, an industry leader said ...
Metromile Exploring Roads to Renters, Homeowners, Commercial Auto
Customers who have been buying personal auto insurance from Metromile may have the option of adding homeowners or renters to a coverage package in the not-too-distant future, the CEO revealed ...