Leadership & Strategy
Top 3 Product Trends of 2012: Cyber, Cargo & Weather
Insurance Journal and MyNewMarkets.com track hundreds of new insurance products and services every year. In 2012, the industry launched numerous new coverages, enhancements, and services focused on a ...Munich Re Warrants Performance of Xicato’s LED Light Modules
Munich Re has introduced insurance coverage with the U.S. lighting company Xicato that includes five-year performance guarantee on its LED modules for color consistency and lumen maintenance. Munich ...
How Leaders Cause Innovation: Lessons From Babylon
Standing before the dark, glistening dionite obelisk in The Louvre all those years ago, I wondered how long this particular game-changing innovation had taken from inspiration to execution. The ...
Is Strategic Planning Effective At Insurance Companies?
It has been three short months since I accepted the challenge of putting together carrier-focused content for the new website we are launching at Wells Media—CarrierManagment.com. For those of you ...
Focus On Brazil: Strong Economy, Looming Infrastructure Projects Present P/C Insurance Opportunities
With Europe in recession and North America growing at an anemic pace, insurers are seeking new markets. Not surprisingly, many are casting an eye towards Brazil. A host of factors make Brazil ...Lucky Or Smart? Experts Weigh In On P/C Industry’s Sandy Impact
While a rating agency analyst contends that good risk management is protecting insurers as they face a new normal level of catastrophe losses, other experts believe luck is playing a bigger role than ...
Construction Sector On The Mend; Private Projects Leading The Way
In addition to providing a bullish forecast on the U.S. energy sector, an insurance industry economist predicts better times ahead of commercial insurers with premiums tied to the construction and ...Move Over Saudi Arabia; U.S. To Lead In Oil Production, Hartwig Says
Commercial insurers scoping out industries and regions with the most economic growth potential should look to the energy sector and the Dakotas to boost their top lines, an insurance industry ...