Social Responsibility
Corporate Holiday Giving: Real Commitment or Window Dressing?
When chief executives of property/casualty insurance carriers wholeheartedly commit to corporate giving programs, the benefits can extend beyond helping worthy nonprofit organizations, a public ...
Allianz Among Few Cos. Linking CEO Pay to Carbon Cuts: Bloomberg Analysis
There's a provision in Jean-Pascal Tricoire's compensation deal that sets him apart from most chief executive officers: the more Schneider Electric SE cuts carbon emissions, the bigger his paycheck. ...
Eight Lloyd’s Syndicates Commit $400M Capacity to Fill Cat Protection Gap
Eight Lloyd's syndicates are joining forces to tackle the problem of underinsurance in emerging economies across Latin America, Africa, and Asia—committing capacity of $400 million towards ...
IICF Adds Up Record ‘Week of Giving’ Totals
A record total of 8,577 insurance industry volunteers provided more than 25,000 hours of service to community nonprofits across the United States during the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's ...
Research: Microfinanced Business Success Tied to ‘Spiritual Capital’ in Developing Countries
Higher levels of spiritual capital—the motivation, energy and work ethic one gets from a relationship with God—have a positive effect on business success, employment and innovation in developing ...
Buffett Doesn’t Cut It: What Kept Him Off HBR’s Top CEO Ranking
When Harvard Business Review put together its 2015 list of chief executive elites—the world's best performing CEOs—Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett failed to make the cut. While Buffett ...
Willis Plans Support for Inclusion@Lloyd’s Diversity Festival
Willis Group Holdings has announced its support for a new London market collaboration to host a diversity and inclusion festival. The Inclusion@Lloyd's "Dive In" festival is a joint initiative ...
Insurers Collaborate to Help Underserved Markets
In January, industry heavyweights from the property/casualty insurance underwriting and brokerage world announced a plan to improve risk protection for underserved markets in developing countries by ...