Leadership & Strategy
PURE Unveils Revamped Jewelry Insurance, With Eye on Eventual National Rollout
The PURE Group of Insurance Companies has restructured its jewelry insurance to include more protection for losses related to theft and disappearance on its homeowners policy. The additional coverage ...
Ironshore Bermuda Rebranded as Liberty Specialty Markets; Horton to Lead
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is integrating its Ironshore Bermuda businesses and brands into a single entity called Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda. The ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxi Service Starts in Arizona, Relying on Passenger Fees
Alphabet's Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually generate fares. With little fanfare, ...
When Negative Employee Feedback Leads to Tears, Leaders Need Patience
It's an awkward situation many managers have faced: giving negative feedback to an employee who becomes emotional and cries. Keeping calm and showing empathy can make the situation bearable and even ...
Last-Ditch Effort Begins to Pass Self-Driving Car Bill
Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. Staff for ...
The Hartford Acquires Y-Risk, an MGA Focused on the Sharing Economy
The Hartford has acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter focused on the sharing and on-demand economy, from Allstar Financial Group Inc. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. Y-Risk ...
#MeToo Era Leaves Male Execs Forming Controversial Strategies Covering Interactions With Women
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don't sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman ...
Flood Insurance, Terrorism Cover, FIO Will Be on the 2019 P/C Congressional Agenda
Reform and long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program will be high on the property/casualty insurance industry's agenda when the new Congress begins its work in January 2019. Congress ...