Leadership & Strategy
Argo Shareholder Voce Abandons Bid to Nominate 5 Board Members, Alleging ‘Underhanded Tactics’
An activist Argo shareholder that had accused the insurer of extravagant spending and other corporate missteps has ended its battle to nominate a slate of new board members. Voce Capital Management ...
Billionaire Covering Morehouse Grads’ $40 Million Student Debt Has Insurance Industry Ties
The billionaire technology investor and philanthropist who has promised to assume the $40 million student debt of the entire graduating class at Morehouse College has ties to the insurance industry. ...
AI in Claims Operations: Lessons Culled From the Early Innings
While there are many different segments of the commercial insurance industry, they often share a similar story. From my vantage point, the workers compensation system was designed to help both ...
Nationwide, State Auto, Liberty Mutual Contribute to Snapsheet’s New $29M Financing
Snapsheet, a virtual claims technology provider, raised $29 million in new funding, and the growing InsurTech plans to invest its cash infusion into furthering a global expansion. New investors ...
Low-Integrity CEOs Cost Their Companies in Multiple Ways: UVA Research
Chief executive officers with lower integrity cost their firms money, both in higher audit fees and poorer long-term performance, according to new research from a group of leading accounting ...
AXIS Capital Holdings Debuts Updated Logo, Website, Marketing Approach
AXIS Capital Holdings is refreshing its image, literally. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer said it is giving its brand a newer face, in part, through a revamped logo and website. ...
Tesla Faces a ‘Code Red’ as Shares Plunge, Profitability Challenges Mount
Tesla Inc. shares plunged below $200 for the first time in more than two years on concerns the carmaker faces a "Kilimanjaro-like uphill climb" to hit profitability goals in the second half of the ...
Understanding Innovators: How to Motivate New Product Development and ‘Explosive Growth’
The former head of a global life reinsurer's innovation studio has worked in locations as far apart as Singapore and Toronto. But if you want to hear what impresses him these days, steer the ...