Leadership & Strategy
InsurTech Kin Insurance Raises $47M to Launch Florida Home Insurance Carrier
Kin Insurance, an InsurTech startup focused on home insurance in catastrophe-prone regions, said it has raised $47 million in new venture financing to fuel expansion and a revamped business model. ...
The Future of Insurance Has Brokers at Its Heart
When many of my peers and I entered the industry, several days or weeks could pass between the initial inquiry by a potential policyholder and the time a transaction took place. Applications were ...
Hamilton CEO Albo: Focus Is on Realizing Potential of Pembroke/Ironshore Europe DAC Acquisitions
A week after Hamilton Insurance Group closed its acquisition of Liberty Mutual's Pembroke Management Agency at Lloyd's and its Ironshore Europe DAC business, the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and ...
Can InsurTechs Follow Uber’s Path? There May Be Pitfalls
Uber Technologies Inc. announced its first quarterly results as a public company with an operating loss of over $5 billion in the quarter. The company is emblematic of the growth-at-all-costs model ...
Analysts Curious About AIG 200 Transformation Initiative; Details Wanted
Less than two years after Brian Duperreault took the helm at American International Group, his first big accomplishment has become clear: The carrier's P/C business is on track to produce an ...
Effective Leaders Are Optimistic and Caring
Optimism and caring: These are two qualities of an effective leader worth considering. According to a recent blog posting from the Center for Creative Leadership, both are often key qualities of ...
Large Cities Must Invest Billions of Dollars More to Secure Citizen Data: Study
The world's largest cities need to invest billions of additional dollars into their infrastructure in order to secure citizen data, new research suggests. Of the roughly $135 billion expected to be ...
Wildfires Run Amok in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning. The smell is of barbecue, of wood charcoal up in flames. During the day the sun, usually so fierce in ...