Strategy
Another M&A Deal: AXIS Acquiring DUAL NA XS Liability Biz
AXIS Capital announced that it has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to the excess liability business of DUAL North America ("DUAL"). DUAL is a specialty program administrator and part of DUAL ...
The Hartford To Acquire Equitable’s Employee Benefits Biz
In a deal designed to boost The Hartford's growth in the small and midsized employer segment, the Connecticut-based insurer announced a deal to acquire Equitable's Employee Benefits business, ...
Design the Team Before You Design the Solution: Commercial Trucking Case Study
Most of us recognize that groundbreaking innovations are rarely developed by individuals but by exceptional teams. So, how can we design teams that deliver new solutions to familiar problems? In this ...
Mapfre Acquiring Tuio Stake; Bolsters Commitment to AI, Digital Innovation
Just a week after revealing a $1.5 billion deal to acquire U.S.-based Safety Insurance Group, Spain's Mapfre has announced a deal closer to its European roots—taking a 38.9% stake in the Spanish ...
Mapfre to Acquire Safety Insurance in $1.5B in Cash Deal
Safety Insurance Group Inc,, a property/casualty insurer in Massachusetts and New England, has agreed to be acquired by Spain's Mapfre S.A. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.54 ...
Why Consistency Beats Creativity in Insurance Marketing
Have you ever walked into an insurance conference and realized you already know who half the exhibitors are? Not because you've done business with them or met their team, but because you've seen ...
Reframing Like a Fox: How Insurance Leaders Can Catch Strategic Drift Before It Compounds
We had little time to perform a strategic review of our client's innovation lab. The analysis was part of a broader enterprise strategy program, and I needed to work with the lab's leadership team to ...
How to Reframe It Like a Fox
The pattern of adopting incremental changes that steer a business from its original strategy is clear in hindsight. But as anyone who has run a business understands, it's difficult to establish this ...