Leadership & Strategy
P/C Insurers Vary Widely in Catastrophe Claims Staff Compensation
Property/casualty insurers vary widely in their approach to compensating claims staff and managers as they respond to catastrophes, according to a new study from Verisk Analytics' Property Claims ...
Growing for the Future: Insurers Describe Their Leadership Development Programs
Today's executive leadership development programs are morphing from training at the senior level to cultivating the perfect dream team of executive leaders. Insurers now are tapping into the overall ...
Training Tomorrow’s Leaders: An External Perspective
Radostina Purvanova, associate professor of management and international business at Drake University, has a unique perspective on what it takes to be a successful leader in the current economy. ...
Willis Plans Support for Inclusion@Lloyd’s Diversity Festival
Willis Group Holdings has announced its support for a new London market collaboration to host a diversity and inclusion festival. The Inclusion@Lloyd's "Dive In" festival is a joint initiative ...
Novarica: ‘Agile’ Methodology Is Transforming Insurance Industry IT Development
In the last seven years, the use of agile methodology across the insurance industry has gone from zero to 90 percent. The agile model, a newer software development approach, involves more ...
Executives On The Move at GEICO And ACE Group
GEICO promoted a veteran executive to one of its senior vice president positions. George Rogers assumes the title as well as responsibility for GEICO's operations in the Southeast and Midwest. As ...
Berkshire Hathaway Hints Another New Purchase May Be Coming
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said it boosted its stake in cable TV operator Charter Communications Corp, and signaled it may have another large investment planned after agreeing ...
12 Essential Skills and Practices for the Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
What makes for a strong and sound leader? There invariably are a number of leadership archetypes: the charismatic leader, the paternal leader, the collegiate leader, the narcissistic leader—just to ...