Strategy
For Good Measure: Connecting Corporate Strategy With Risk Tolerance
When early seafarers began to chart the world's distant corners for the first time, a crucial component to the required technology was measurement. Measures needed to be both accurate and practical. ...
Culture Clash: Marrying Traditional Insurance Businesses With Startup Benefits
Apparently, 50 is the new 30 and "Orange is the New Black." Reinvention is the word of the day, and even the traditional insurance industry is getting in on the act. Shopping and purchasing ...
Customers Can Be Wary of Innovative Brands
Could having a reputation as an innovative brand actually have a downside? That's the question Kelly Goldsmith, an assistant professor of marketing at the Kellogg School, was looking to answer with a ...
Allstate CEO Sees Transport Advances Leading to Unrivaled Chance for Wealth Creation
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said the country's transportation network is highly inefficient, with vehicles sitting idle for most of the day, and that the ...
Soft Market Helping AIG to Refocus; P/C Bolt-On Deals Possible: Schimek
The leader of American International Group's commercial businesses said low-billion-dollar acquisitions could be part of the go-forward strategy during a conference yesterday, where he also revealed ...
Lloyd’s Chairman: Many Companies Waiting to Join, Undaunted by Brexit
The Lloyd's of London insurance market has a queue of companies wanting to join, Chairman John Nelson said on Monday, even as Britain's vote to leave the European Union casts doubt over its European ...
Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital Re Seals Expansion Deal for Asia, Europe
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts on hedge fund manager David Einhorn to oversee its investment portfolio, reached a deal to expand in Europe and Asia as the company seeks to ...
Staying Ahead of Workplace Violence by Identifying Behaviors of Concern
In most incidents involving violence in the workplace, there are warning signs that precede an event, according to Jim Satterfield, president, COO and founder of crisis coaching firm Firestorm. ...