Leadership & Strategy
S&P Negative Watch For Berkshire Hathaway Hits Nearly 1,000 Muni Bonds
Municipal bonds from California to Puerto Rico may lose their second-best credit rating from Standard & Poor's after the company put Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and its core insurance units on a ...
Tips to Start Your Own Leadership Program
1. Get leadership buy-in. You will need more than just financial support. Leaders should be prepared to participate in the creation, administration and operation of the program. 2. Understand the ...
Cultivating Leadership to Drive Business Results
Like many companies, we favor the concept of promoting from within for leadership positions. However, when we took a closer look at the makeup of our leadership team a few years ago, we realized we ...
Wells Fargo Explores Possible Sale of Crop-Insurance Unit
Wells Fargo & Co. is considering options for its crop-insurance business that may include a sale amid a flurry of acquisitions in the industry. The lender is looking into "strategic options," ...
Catastrophe Losses, Currency Volatility Upended Liberty Mutual’s Q2
Liberty Mutual Insurance faced a net income decline of close to 36 percent in the 2015 second quarter, with currency volatility, higher catastrophe losses and energy sector market pressures to blame. ...
XL Group Acquires Insurer of Amusement Parks, Fairs and Festivals
XL Group Plc will buy up Allied International Holdings, a U.S.-based outdoor entertainment specialty insurer focused on liability coverage for clients who run amusement parks, fireworks, fairs and ...
Symantec’s Example Offers One Way Employers Can Address Transgender Issues
Meetings at Symantec's Springfield campus tend to revolve around technical issues, so when Cass Averill asked his boss for a sit down six years ago, the manager assumed they'd be talking about ...
American Family Insurance Plans to Launch Commercial Drone Pilot Tests
Wisconsin's American Family Insurance plans to test the use of commercial drones this fall as a way to quicken its response to catastrophes. American Family's move into the drone space comes not long ...