Leadership & Strategy
UK’s Legal & General Seals Deal to Bring Slice Lab’s On-Demand Insurance Platform Overseas
Slice Labs, a New York-based developer of on-demand insurance, has expanded overseas for the first time through a new partnership with the venerable UK carrier Legal & General. Their initial ...
Finding Qualified Insurance Employees Remains a Challenge Even as Hiring Stabilizes
Fifty-eight percent of insurance companies plan to increase staff during the next 12 months, in part due to an expected increase in business and new markets, according to the Semi-Annual U.S. ...
CEO Viewpoint: Empowering People Key to Innovative Carrier’s Success
Although technology may be top of mind for Acuity Insurance's president and chief executive officer, it's the people that make the insurer a standout. The answer to the question of whether to ...
The Hartford Is Snatching Up Foremost’s Small Commercial Agency Biz
The Hartford has agreed to acquire Foremost Insurance's branded small commercial lines business from Farmers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Hartford said the deal will not have a ...
Don’t Just Manage Your Team—Learn to Be a Leader
A title will take you only so far; to reach the highest levels of leadership, you need to build and leverage your influence throughout the organization, according to a 2018 webinar from Insurance ...
Cybersecurity High on Executives’ Lists; Relatively Few Have Plan to Address It
Most executives now see cybersecurity as a major risk management priority, but relatively few have a plan in place to address it or are confident their companies can deal with the problem. The ...
DroneBase Raises $12M in New Financing; Insurers Among Drone Operator’s Customers
DroneBase raised $12 million in new funding to expand its drone operations services for insurers and other businesses. Union Square Ventures and Upfront Ventures co-led the round. DJI and new ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Stake in Apple, Buys Teva Shares
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday disclosed a new stake in generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and said it bought more shares of Apple Inc, which surpassed Wells ...