Leadership & Strategy
Veteran Assurant CEO Colberg to Retire at Year-End; Demmings to Replace Him
Assurant CEO Alan Colberg plans to retire at the end of 2021, and the company has designed Keith Demmings to replace him. Demmings, currently the leader of Assurant's Global Lifestyle segment, has ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Big Aon Stake
Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has taken a $943 million stake in insurance brokerage Aon Plc and sold large portions of its investments in Chevron Corp and Wells Fargo & Co. The changes ...
A Customer-Centric Culture Starts With One Essential Principle
When business leaders try to build a customer-centric culture, they often overlook a key issue that can doom the whole effort: Many employees don't think they have a customer. Sure, the customer is ...
Carriers Struggle to Transform Innovation Efforts Into Results: AM Best
Although COVID-19 forced many insurers to seek out innovative solutions, most companies still have room for improvement, according to rating agency AM Best. In a recent analysis of innovation ...
Metromile Hires Capital One Vet to Guide National Digital Insurance Growth Efforts
Metromile, a digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, hired a Capital One marketing veteran to help shepherd national growth. Troy Dye, who was with the credit card giant for 20 ...
Executive Take: Aon’s Strategy for Diversity and Inclusion
Events over the past year have catapulted Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) into the sights of employees, investors, organizations, consumers and the board with a renewed urgency. As a result, ...
Employees Remained Resilient Despite COVID-19 Stress and Anxiety: Travelers Survey
U.S. employees confronted unprecedented work-related stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, but most remain resilient, according to a new Travelers survey. Travelers ...
Generali Invests in (Environmentally Friendly) Electric Scooter Startup
Italy's biggest insurer Generali has bought a stake in Ridemovi, which offers bicycle and electric scooter sharing services, to help it expand in Italy, Spain and beyond. Ridemovi, which operates ...