Strategy
Going Agile Requires Business Leaders to ‘Put Skin in the Game’
Leaving digitization solely in the hands of the IT department is a recipe for failure, says a recent article from McKinsey & Co., noting that going agile requires business leaders and IT to take ...
AIG Is Reportedly Trying to Sell $2B Portfolio of Life Settlements Business
American International Group Inc wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life settlements that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said. AIG, the ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust and Greenlight Capital Re
AmTrust has a new chief information officer, an executive chosen from within the company. Greenlight Capital Re hired an outside executive to fill the newly created position of chief operating ...
P/C Insurance Carriers, InsurTechs Benefit on Multiple Levels From Partnerships
Startup InsurTechs need partnerships more than they need money from insurance carriers, according to one leading venture capitalist actively funding insurance technology firms. Venture firm XL ...
Berkshire Hathaway Builds Stake in Synchrony, but Exits Its Former Parent GE
Warren Buffett has long preached the importance of investing in businesses that are hard for competitors to copy. That may be part of why his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. built a $520 million stake in ...
Insurance Distribution Is Evolving Into a Core System
With technology advancements and expansion racing one another in the insurance industry, it's becoming ever more evident that distribution is evolving into a core system. Insurers haven't said so in ...
Compare.com Proves Insurance Disruption Won’t Happen Quickly: CEO Rose
Disrupting an industry that has been doing things the same way for a generation takes time. Take it from one major insurance disruptor – compare.com. The online insurance comparison marketplace ...
Some Executive Time Management Tips to Start Your Week
Creative time management can help CEOs and other executives do their jobs better. With this in mind, Carrier Management has gathered some write-ups from around the web and elsewhere that offer some ...