Leadership & Strategy
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Restoration Hardware
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new investment in RH, boosting shares of the luxury furniture and home furnishings chain once known as Restoration Hardware. Berkshire ...
How Emotional Intelligence Makes Leaders More Effective
Despite recent research and shifting perspectives, the importance of having emotionally intelligent leaders is still often overlooked. More often, motivation, previous successes and technical ...
Generali Takes on AXA With Debut of New Art Insurance Unit
Italian insurer Generali launched a new business Tuesday to cover art works, engaging as a poster boy the contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan, whose gold-covered statue valued at 2.4 million euros ...
20 Tips for Leaders: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
There are no shortcuts to becoming an emotionally intelligent leader. It's hard work. For individuals who didn't start their insurance careers with EI competencies that they developed in school or in ...
Lloyd’s Lab Initiative Spurs New Praedicat Peril Casualty Insurance Product
Praedicat Inc., a Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, said it is developing a new insurance product to help global industrial companies secure coverage for innovative and ...
Some Argue Blockchain Enthusiasm Is Fading Quickly
For a technology that was supposed to transform and solve seemingly every problem in the world, the enthusiasm is fading pretty quickly. Blockchain, the underlying technology that powers ...
Weather-Tech Startup Understory Launches Auto Dealer Policy Formed Around On-the-Ground Data
Nick Pacifico has been working at his family's Cadillac dealership in Denver since 2003. He's never seen insurance costs this bad. "Getting coverage is nearly impossible," said Pacifico, vice ...
Zego Becomes First UK InsurTech to Win Its Own Insurance License
Zego has become the first U.K. InsurTech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to build and sell its own products. While Zego will still work in tandem with its growing ...