Leadership & Strategy
The One Thing Missing From Your Innovation Efforts: A View of Customers ‘In the Wild’
"Innovate or die," the saying goes. But as companies try to sharpen their competitive edge with new product and service ideas, many don't realize that their efforts are fundamentally misguided. ...
XL Unveils Sharia Compliant Equine Cover Through Lloyd’s of London
XL Group has rolled out what it bills as the first Shariah compliant product available through Lloyd's of London – cover for horses. Offered with Cobalt Underwriting (a specialist Shariah compliant ...
How the P/C Insurance Industry Can Increase Ethical Behavior
Although 90 percent of property/casualty insurance industry representatives say their industry is largely an ethical one, they believe that the public doesn't see the same picture. And ethics in the ...
Asia Growth Expected from Beazley Lloyd’s Syndicate Pact With Korean Re
Beazley and Korean Re announced a partnership to develop business together and to set up a special purpose syndicate at Lloyd's, Syndicate 6050. "We hope this collaboration will enable Beazley to ...
AIG Brings on Kaiser Exec As First-Ever Chief Technology Officer
American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, named Michael Brady to the new post of chief technology officer as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock ...
AXA Strategic Ventures Invests in a French ‘Big Data’ Startup
AXA Strategic Ventures has made a $1 million investment in the French tech startup company Evercontact, a cloud service that extracts contact information in emails and shares and updates them ...
AIG Plans to Go Global With Commercial Drone Underwriting Strategy
Now there are three. American International Group disclosed it is the latest insurer to win Federal Aviation Administration approval to operate commercial drones, following similar actions with USAA ...
How Wearable Devices Are Disrupting the Insurance Industry
Nearly 50 years after Captain Kirk began using his wrist communicator on the television show "Star Trek," wearable technology is taking hold. From Fitbit to Google Glass, the technology is ...