Strategy
At Metromile, the Mission—Not Perks—Motivates Employees
Typical Silicon Valley workforce benefits like catered lunches and gym memberships are appealing to a growing band of disrupters at Metromile, but that's not the most fulfilling aspect of employee ...Family Culture, Community Focus Set FCCI Apart
Amid scores of online reviews that give FCCI Insurance Group high marks for culture, employee engagement and work-life balance, there are a few that give a thumbs-down for one missing benefit: the ...
Leader Sets the Tone at Acuity Insurance
Joan Ravanelli-Miller wasn't always as happy to work at Acuity Insurance as she is today. In fact, the general counsel and vice president of Human Resources remembers a time when morale was low at ...
How Not to Innovate
Acuity Insurance CEO Ben Salzmann has a theory about making innovation happen—and it doesn't involve hiring geniuses who dream up new ideas independently. "You could take Albert Einstein and Thomas ...
Starting in the NICU: Bringing in the Next Generation
Employees of all ages work at Sheboygan, Wisc.-based Acuity Insurance, and while other carriers find it hard to attract the youngest generation, CEO Ben Salzmann has a formula that starts when some ...
Presenting HSB: The New Name for Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler
Munich Re's Hartford Steam Boiler is formally rebranding itself with a new name – an acronym of the moniker it has had for 154 years. The Connecticut-based specialty insurer will now be known ...
Markel Combines Two Divisions to Create Enhanced Specialty Unit
Markel is combining its Markel Specialty and Markel Assurance divisions into one division called Markel Specialty, which launches on April 1. The new division will preserve the company's current ...
How Insurance Executives Can Harness the Power of Behavioral Economics
Property/casualty insurers, whether they know it or not, are well-schooled in behavioral economics. We used to intuitively understand business success was about customer relationships and driving a ...