Leadership & Strategy
Guidewire Software Teams With Global Startup Platform Plug and Play
Guidewire Software said it joined up with global startup platform Plug and Play to help promote technology innovation in P/C insurance. Specifically, Guidewire will work with certain Plug and Play ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, AmTrust, Nationwide and Aspen Insurance
American International Group hired a new head of International Government Affairs. AmTrust appointed a rising executive to lead its new satellite insurance operations. Nationwide's chief information ...
How to Recover from Interruptions
Get interrupted at work much? Making a quick plan for returning to and completing the task you're leaving will help you focus better on the interrupting work, according to new research from the ...
Argo Group CEO Watson: InsurTechs Are Better Versions of 1990s Startups
Argo Group CEO Mark Watson compared InsurTech companies to the dot-com startups from the late 1990s, many of which crashed and burned. He argued that these newer models, however, come with a lot more ...
Emerging Tech Deployment Still Rare: Novarica CIO Study
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, sensors, robotic process automation, smart home automation, and chatbots are not yet widely deployed among property/casualty insurers, according to ...
AIG CEO Duperreault: Progress Made, Improvement Needed in Bringing Young Employees to Insurance
American International Group CEO Brian Duperreault said an effort launched about two years ago to recruit more young people to the property/casualty industry is making some progress, but there is ...
For Executives, Transparency Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Transparent decision-making processes aren't necessarily a good thing for executives and the companies they run. The reason: Company heads may end up never hearing honest, valuable perspectives. ...
The Hartford, Travelers Among Companies Offering Trump Tax Law-Related Bonuses
Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less ...