Leadership & Strategy
Enstar Debuts KaylaRe, a Reinsurer Focused on Specialty Coverage
KaylaRe is hitting the market, a new carrier focused on global specialty reinsurance coverage backed largely by Enstar. The Class 4, Bermuda-based reinsurer debuts with $620 million in capital, $300 ...
Redefine the Language of Your Organization
Good communication skills are essential for any leader, but being simple, clear and direct doesn't guarantee you'll be understood, says Michael Schrage, a research fellow at MIT Sloan School's Center ...
Greenlight Capital Re CEO Hedges to Depart; Goldberg Will Return in Interim Capacity
Greenlight Capital Re disclosed that CEO Barton Hedges will be stepping down at the end of March 2017. News of his impending departure comes weeks after A.M. Best slapped the struggling specialist ...
XL Catlin Invests $4M in a Swiss InsurTech Microinsurance Startup
XL Catlin's investment arm committed $4 million in first-round financing to Stonestep, a property/casualty InsurTech startup looking to streamline how microinsurance is sold in emerging markets. The ...
Allstate Signs on for Multiyear Autonomous Vehicle Research Project at Stanford
Allstate Insurance Co., the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, is continuing its drive into new technology, agreeing to a multiyear research project with the Intelligent Systems ...
Dominance vs. Prestige: What Motivates You to Lead?
There are two ways to hold onto power: You either dominate everyone and demand their support, or you get them to like you. Which one is better? That depends on your organization, according to a Sept. ...
Ex-Chubb Exec to Help Build XL Catlin’s North America M&A Insurance Business
XL Catlin hired a former Chubb executive and another expert who will be charged with helping to build up its M&A insurance business in North America. Ex-Chubb exec Michael McGowan and Joseph Laws ...
Tips for Hiring Strategic Thinkers
Strategic thinkers are critical to your organization's success, adding value by being forward-looking, seeing the big picture, keeping aware of emerging trends and having a global perspective. How ...