Leadership & Strategy
Cultivate a Culture of Security Awareness, and Other Corporate Cybersecurity Tips
In a world where insurers and their client companies alike must combat fast-shifting cybersecurity threats, experts cite practices that can at least minimize risk. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. does ...
7 Behaviors of Fast-Paced, High-Quality Leaders
For most highly effective leaders, making mistakes is not an option. Neither is slowing down. What does it take for a leader to keep up a fast pace while producing quality output? In a recent article ...
Allstate Will Pay $1.4B for SquareTrade, a Seller of Mobile Device/Appliance Warranties
The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of America's major retailers. Allstate said it will ...
InsurTech Startups Attract Growing List of Traditional Insurer Partners
Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn't think he works for one that's been around for 136 years. The 46-year-old head of Munich Re's Digital Partners unit has said the industry is ...
Small Business Cyber Risk Awareness Rises: Zurich Survey
One way to reduce cyber risks is to boost awareness of them. In that regard, Zurich Insurance Group says, there has been big progress in terms of getting the word out among small and medium-sized ...
AIG’s Schimek Sees Continued Combined Ratio Improvement in 2017
AIG has made good progress toward achieving its strategic goals of creating "a leaner, more focused, highly profitable commercial insurance organization," according to Robert S. Schimek, executive ...
Traditional Model of Leadership May Not Work for Millennials: Exec Coach
Many organizations are struggling to make leadership roles attractive to a generation that looks at their bleary-eyed, overworked bosses and thinks, "I don't want to sign up for that," says Executive ...
Reversal of Fortune: How One CEO Went From Behind Bars to the Front of Insurance Technology
When entrepreneur Louis Ziskin says, "My best days are in front of me," he's not kidding. Ziskin had spectacularly built an eight-figure business in a scant four years and then lost it all in an ...