Leadership & Strategy
Actuaries vs. Underwriters: Can Analytics Bring Them Together?
It's bad enough that property/casualty insurance companies are trying to fend off competitors in their own industry—and potential disrupters from outside—both vying to steal good risks away at ...
How Great Leaders Lead
As we build on the principles presented in this series on servant leadership, we get to a core idea that raises an obvious question. The core principle: Servant leaders provide leadership. The ...
Raised M&A Offer Possible as Willis/Towers Watson Adjourn Shareholder Merger Votes for 2 Days
Towers Watson & Co said it adjourned a shareholder meeting on Wednesday after failing to muster enough support for its $18 billion merger with insurance broker Willis Group Holdings in a move ...
Watch This Video: PCI’s Wienecke Outlines Bipartisan Industry Agenda
A replacement collision parts bill. State-based regulation. Flood insurance. These are some of the high priority legislative issues for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America this ...
Research: Microfinanced Business Success Tied to ‘Spiritual Capital’ in Developing Countries
Higher levels of spiritual capital—the motivation, energy and work ethic one gets from a relationship with God—have a positive effect on business success, employment and innovation in developing ...
Willis, Ebix Eye 1,000-Plus Carriers With Launch of Global Electronic Accounting Platform
Willis Group Holdings and Ebix, Inc. are targeting more than 1,000 carriers with a new a global electronic accounting platform designed to help speed cash flow and settle claims more quickly for ...
ACORD’s Hartnett Discusses the Future of Industry Standards, Disruption and the Internet of Things
In a recent, wide-ranging conversation with Wells Media Group's Andy Simpson, Bill Hartnett, ACORD's first innovation chief, talked about innovation culture and the power of failure, lessons he ...
Does a CEO’s Ability Affect Performance? Researcher Says No
A Texas A&M University researcher calls into question the common notion that CEOs have a large effect on firm performance. Although previous research contends that the so-called "CEO effect" is ...