Leadership & Strategy
P/C Industry Fills Drone Coverage Void Left By Regulators
Thousands of drones flown without government approval by real estate companies, movie studios and other businesses are getting coverage by insurers writing their own safety rules to fill a void left ...
CEOs Top Fear is Being Found to Be Incompetent, Study Finds
If you've ever worried that someone will find out you're an imposter who actually lacks the level of competence required for your position, then you're in good company. Roger Jones, the head of ...
XL Group’s McGavick: Brokers Rule in a Global P/C Insurance Market
With today's globally focused property/casualty insurance market, brokers wield the greatest influence, XL Group CEO Mike McGavick asserted at a recent industry forum in the U.K. "Brokers hold the ...
Scor CEO Warns Insurers Face ‘Huge Cost’ From Quantitative Easing
The European Central Bank's bond-buying plan may not help the region's economic recovery while it makes the investment decisions harder for insurers and reinsurers, Scor SE Chief Executive Officer ...
Who Will Be Your Next Leader?
When Sally Smith became the chief executive officer of Buffalo Wild Wings in 1996, it wasn't exactly a planned event. According to Smith's account published in the New York Times (as part of Adam ...
NAMIC: FAA’s Proposed Drone Rules Raise Liability Concerns
With commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, expected to increase markedly, the door is open for the insurance industry to take on the challenge of insuring this emerging ...
Two Verisk Divisions Address Cyber and Hail Risks With New Products
Hail and cyber attacks are two of the bigger property/casualty risks, one long-standing and the other, a fast-evolving problem. Two Verisk Analytics subsidiaries have rolled out new products designed ...
The Changing of the Guard: Comparing the Old and New
Property/casualty insurance carriers say they won't be looking for carbon copies of the incumbent CEO when they seek out his or her potential replacement, but they're not looking for someone very ...