Leadership & Strategy
Want Smarter Machines? Let Underwriters Train Them
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Arun Balakrishnan, CEO, Xceedance, believes more personalized risk assessment is possible in the future with IoT data ...
Samsung, Following Archrival Apple, Will Start Testing Self-Driving Vehicles in CA
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world's largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone ...
Ex-Marsh Exec Bob Newhouse Has Died; Was Insurance Industry Innovator
Former insurance industry executive and innovator, Robert "Bob" J. Newhouse Jr., died on August 26, 2017, following a brief illness. He spent 36 years at Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC), where he ...
Why You Shouldn’t Tackle the Most Important Task First Thing in the Morning
Time management is not only about setting up systems to process and prioritize work. It is also about choosing the right work at the right time and avoiding work or distractions that sap your ability ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb and CNA/Aon Affinity
Chubb released new enterprise risk management policy forms for its commercial cyber policyholders in the U.S. and Canada. CNA and Aon Affinity, the affinity business of Aon plc, partnered to offer ...
Warren Buffett: Now Bank of America’s Biggest Shareholder
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has become Bank of America Corp's largest shareholder by exercising its right to acquire 700 million shares at a steep discount, more than tripling an ...
How XL Catlin Built a $2B Customer-Focused Construction Business From the Ground Up
XL Catlin's North America Construction insurance business recently hit a major milestone, surpassing the $2 billion gross written premium mark. In other words, in its six-and-a-half years of ...
On-Demand Delivery Drones Arrive in Iceland
An Israeli autonomous drone delivery company has started commercial operations in Reykjavik, Iceland, one of the first in the world to offer the service on demand.
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