Leadership & Strategy
W.R. Berkley, Tokio Marine Back Weather Analytics’ $17M Series B Financing
Weather Analytics, a provider of weather and predictive risk software for the insurance industry, reported that global insurers Tokio Marine HCC and W. R. Berkley Corp. together have funded a $17 ...
Car Makers, Suppliers Give Widely Differing Timelines for Self-Driving Cars
Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines for the introduction of self-driving vehicles on Thursday, showing the uncertainties surrounding the technology as well as a split between ...
Mentor-Driven Global Insurance Accelerator Is Enjoying Its Own Growth-Spurt
A three-year-old Des Moines, Iowa-based business startup accelerator focused solely on the global insurance industry has developed into a streamlined organization with more applicants, more investors ...
Optimize Your Business Transformation Efforts
Only 30 percent of business transformation efforts deliver their intended benefits and meet their planned targets, but a new article from McKinsey & Co. reveals a few tips that can help increase ...
AIG, Wary of Battle With Icahn, Pushed for CEO Hancock’s Resignation: WSJ
American International Group Inc's decision to remove Peter Hancock as its chief executive was to avoid a proxy battle with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, the Wall Street Journal reported, ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Denies Investment in Kushner-Owned Manhattan Office Tower
China's Anbang Insurance Group said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. Anbang ...
Critical Thinking, Creativity Needed to Thrive in Smart Machine Age
In the next five to 10 years, technology such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will transform how most businesses are staffed, operated and managed. Standardized, repetitive ...
Amica Chief Steering Mutual Carrier Through Soft Market
The soft market hasn't gotten Robert A. DiMuccio down. DiMuccio, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Amica Mutual Insurance Co., sees growth opportunities for mutual carriers even in a ...