Leadership & Strategy
Artificial Intelligence Not Main Cause of Recent Insurance Layoffs: AM Best
AM Best does not believe artificial intelligence is the main cause of recent insurance industry layoffs. In commentary released today, the credit rating agency wrote that "it is too soon to cite AI ...
Zurich’s Farmers Seeks More Fee Income Via Broker Acquisitions
Zurich Insurance Group announced that its subsidiary, Farmers Group Inc. (FGI), has agreed to acquire three insurance brokers of the Farmers Exchanges for $760 million. The deal also includes the ...
Cultivating Virtual Management Skills for the Hybrid World
The majority of the insurance workforce is now hybrid — if not fully remote — with just 4 percent of companies requiring employees to come into the office every day. Today's managers must be able ...
Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO
Challenges facing today's business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said recently while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward ...
Interim Value: What Executive Departures Mean for P/C Insurers
It may not be a trend, but it is nonetheless interesting that several insurance companies in recent months have announced the appointments of interim CEOs. Just when you think there is nothing ...
CEO Factories: Which Companies Manufacture the Most Future CEOs?
Are there some companies that breeding grounds for future chief executives? Are there any "CEO factories" in the insurance sector? A new analysis from online small business lender OnDeck has found ...
Listening: A Career and Leadership Strategy
How many times have you found yourself in the midst of a thoughtful conversation only to be rudely interrupted? It's not only annoying but often seen as disrespectful and selfish. Chances are, your ...
Submarines to Solutions: Navy Vet Brings Expertise to Insurance
Growing up, the military was always in the background of John Spencer's life. His father served in the U.S. Marines. A U.S. Air Force loomed near his hometown of Fairborn, Ohio. And though enlisting ...