Leadership & Strategy
Zurich Insurance Begins Competition to Find Cutting-Edge InsurTech Collaborators
Zurich Insurance Group believes a competition will help it find cutting-edge startups and entrepreneurs with whom to collaborate in the InsurTech space. The Swiss insurer launched what it is calling ...
Church Mutual Launches Online Subsidiary Targeted to Smaller Religious Organizations
Church Mutual Insurance Co. has launched an online subsidiary targeted to smaller churches and other religious organizations. CM Select Insurance Co. will allow those clients to get quotes, purchase ...
TransRe Grabs Some U.S. Renewal Rights From Maiden Re, Whose North America Arm Is for Sale
TransRe has acquired the renewal rights to Maiden Re's U.S. treaty reinsurance underwriting business for an undisclosed price, even as talks to sell Maiden's North America arm are in "advanced ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Donates $1M Toward Flood Recovery/Relief in India
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said it is donating $1 million toward relief and recovery involving the recent floods in Kerala, India. The donation will be primarily through the Red Cross. Prem ...
Toyota Reportedly Will Invest $500M in Uber With a Focus on Self-Driving Cars
Toyota Motor Corp. is expanding an alliance with Uber Technologies Inc. through a new investment and a plan to get self-driving cars on the road, said a person familiar with the matter. The Japanese ...
Broker CEO Speaks Out On Overcoming Sexual Harassment: Part 2 in a Series
Career advancement in the male-dominated insurance industry in the 1980s was not easy for women, says Tracey Carragher, CEO of Breckenridge Insurance Group. As the only woman in the room through most ...
A Better Mentor Guides Protégés to Make Their Own Career Decisions
Executives often mentor upcoming employees who themselves are on track to become future corporate leaders. In doing so, they would do well to let the protégé set priorities of their career path and ...
Building the Right Tech Culture
Technology, at the end of the day, is created by humans for humans. For that reason, one of a technology leader's top priorities should be to assemble the right team and create the right culture. If ...