Strategy
Lifelong Learning Keeps a Leader Fresh and Effective
Leaders who embrace lifelong learning can stay fresh indefinitely and more effective as a result, a recent blog posting asserts. Steve Farber's Extreme Leadership blog argues that a commitment to ...
IKEA, Seller of Furniture and Meatballs, Now Offers Home Insurance
IKEA, the Swedish global retailer that sells everything from assemble-it-yourself furniture to food, is getting into the home insurance business. Specifically, IKEA said it is partnering with Swiss ...
Arch Grabs Majority Stake in Australia Data Company PMAP
Arch Reinsurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it will acquire a majority stake in Precision Marketing Asia Pacific (PMAP), subject to regulatory and ...
Metromile Exploring Roads to Renters, Homeowners, Commercial Auto
Customers who have been buying personal auto insurance from Metromile may have the option of adding homeowners or renters to a coverage package in the not-too-distant future, the CEO revealed ...
How Pay-Per-Mile Insurance Is Evolving
As automakers race to develop and test autonomous vehicles for longer and more complex trips, insurers offering unique types of auto insurance coverage aren't worrying about disruption. Dan Preston, ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Biogen and Kroger
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. piled funds into biotechnology company Biogen Inc. and supermarket operator Kroger Co. as it trimmed some of its bank wagers in the last few months of 2019. ...
AIG CEO Duperreault on P/C Insurance Turnaround: ‘This Inflection Point Was Critical to Achieve’
In a world of giant public companies with a global reach, $12 million may not seem like much. For American International Group, it's a very big deal. In the 2019 fourth quarter, AIG reported $12 ...
AIG Will Spend $1.3B Over 3 Years on Modernization Initiative
American International Group said it will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years in its massive AIG 200 initiative, which is designed to revamp and improve core processes, technology ...