Leadership & Strategy
Surround Yourself With People You Want to Be Like
"Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are." —author unknown Did you know that the four people with whom you spend the most time are who you become in the future? Scary, isn't ...
Opportunity in Disruption: Preparing for InsurTech’s Elon Musk or Steve Jobs
I recently wrote an article for Carrier Management offering some thoughts about the possibility that an InsurTech would develop a killer app. A killer app, as its name suggests, slays the ...
Office Demotions Are Increasingly Commonplace: HR Survey
Demotions have become increasingly common at the office, with nearly half of all human resources managers reporting that they have seen someone at their company moved to a lesser position, according ...
Argo Group’s Tech Investments Earn Kudos, Outlook Upgrade From S&P
Argo Group's investment in a digital infrastructure and new growth earned a vote of confidence from Standard & Poor's, which raised its outlook for the specialty insurer and reinsurer to positive ...
Success Can Bring Out Your Dark Side
The confidence, charisma and independence that helped high-performing leaders gain success can also be their downfall, says a recent article from Harvard Business Review, noting that the gain in ...
Amazon Reportedly Considering UK Insurance Comparison Site
Amazon.com Inc. is sounding out some of Europe's top insurance firms to see if they would contribute products to a UK price comparison website in what would be a major foray by the U.S. online retail ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Will Assume QBE North America’s Personal Insurance Business
QBE North America will transfer its North America personal insurance policies sold through independent agents to Safeco Insurance, leaving the specialist insurer to focus on its core commercial ...
AmFam’s Subsidiary Aims to Help Customers Protect Their Financial Well-Being
At first glance, an insurance company's investment in a staffing company might seem, well, a little off-base. But according to principals at American Family Insurance and its staffing agency ...