Leadership & Strategy
The Zebra, Another Insurance ‘Disruptor,’ Attracts $17M in Funding
The Zebra, an online auto insurance comparison company, said it has closed $17 million in Series A funding with investment from Mark Cuban, Mike Maples Jr. (of Twitter and Lyft), Simon Nixon (of ...
Some Analysts See Far-Reaching AIG Strategic Plan as Not Going Far Enough
American International Group CEO Peter Hancock's far-reaching strategic plan to divest assets and return $25 billion to shareholders over the next two years generated the equivalent of a shrug during ...
Five Ways to Turn Top Performers Into Leaders
You know your company's top performers. And of that group, you probably have a pretty good idea which workers have leadership potential. But how can you help those top performers improve their ...
Seven Ways to Embrace a Customer-Centric Culture
The success of any business depends upon customer satisfaction. The cost of acquisition is high. Retention is vital, particularly in today's volatile market, where competition is driving prices down, ...
Mid-Sized P/C Carriers Increasingly Embracing IT Outsourcing: Novarica
Large numbers of insurers are relying on at least some form of information technology outsourcing to enhance their daily operations, Novarica found in a new survey of industry CIOs. The reason: ...
Travelers Profit Plunges 17 Percent, Slammed by Troubled Energy Investments
Travelers Cos., the only property-casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said fourth-quarter profit fell 17 percent as investment income declined on low bond yields and valuations for ...
Allianz: Business Interruption Remains Huge Risk; Cyber Gaining Fast
Business interruption is the top concern of risk managers heading into 2016 for the fourth year in a row, but cyber is a fast-growing corporate worry, according to a new report from Allianz Global ...
Ironshore Aims to Cover U.S./Canada Wood Frame Commercial Construction
An Ironshore division plans to start covering wood frame commercial construction products in the U.S. and Canada. Ironshore Global Property will accomplish this through expansion of its Builders' ...