Leadership & Strategy
Design Flaws in ‘Smart Home’ Devices Threaten Sense of Security They Bring
Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified design flaws in "smart home" Internet-of-Things devices that allow third parties to prevent devices from sharing information. The flaws ...
Brexit Could Hamper EU AI Technology Development: Official
The loss of the U.K.'s financial power and expertise as a result of Brexit is likely to exacerbate the European Union's lag in the global technological arms race, according to Anders Borg, a former ...
AIG’s Duperreault Promises a Full Year of General Insurance Underwriting Profit, Catastrophes or Not
American International Group President and CEO Brian Duperreault insists that the insurer's General Insurance unit will generate an underwriting profit through all of 2019. During the insurer's May 7 ...
Nationwide, Ryan Specialty Form New Bermuda Reinsurer
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd. Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Nationwide will own 50 percent of the venture with ...
It Takes a Leap of Faith, Says InsurTech Founder
For Ilya Bodner, founder and chief executive officer of insurance technology company Bold Penguin, building a fast-growing company has been a long time coming. After arriving in Columbus, Ohio, from ...
Carriers, Agents Gain Plenty by Keeping Small Biz Customers Happy With Claims Processing
If carriers and agents can handle their small business clients' claims well, they could be better positioned to keep their customers happy. Approximately 94 percent of small business owners who said ...
Why Firing Someone Can Be Good for Both Manager and Employee
Every executive and manager confronts this challenge: how to fire a poor performer. One way to make the process easer is to consider that not everyone belongs on a given team. Even more importantly, ...
Two Exxon Shareholders Won’t Support Directors Due to ‘Inadequate’ Climate Change Response
Two Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders said on Friday they would withhold their support for the re-election of all ExxonMobil directors at the company's annual meeting due to the U.S. oil major's ...