Strategy
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Amazon Investment Stake
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it boosted its stake in Amazon.com Inc by 11% during the second quarter, increasing its bet on the powerful online retailer even as stocks ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo International and BHSI
Sompo International in Asia plans to use an InsurTech startup's on-demand cloud platform to bring on-demand insurance to Asia. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance says it updated its Asia ...
An Engaged Manager Can Recharge Uninspired Employees
Managers deal with this everywhere: unengaged employees. Becoming more involved in their teams' day-to-day activities can help reverse this. According to The Center for Creative Leadership, greater ...
The Coming Talent War Over Millennials and Their Transformational Skills
By as early as 2025, as much as 75 percent of the global workforce could be millennials, and they will bring a whole new set of demands and expectations to the modern workplace. Importantly, they ...
Companies Can Attract Millennials by Helping Repay Their Student Debt
Like millions of her peers, Nicole Read graduated with thousands of dollars of debt. Unlike most of them, she's getting direct help from her employer to pay it back. The 26-year-old's job at event ...
AIG CEO Duperreault ‘Encouraged’ by Hardening Market, Talks Operational Overhaul
AIG President and CEO Brian Duperreault said that the evolving, hardening market is sustainable and dovetailing nicely with the insurer's ongoing efforts to shed excessively risky business. "We are ...
Mobile Sales Assistant Vymo Raises $19M; AXA, Allianz Among Customers
Vymo, a technology company whose mobile app captures and automates data for insurance sales reps and others on the go, has raised $18 million in new financing. The India-based SaaS (software as a ...
Root Insurance Enters California Market, Where Telematics Underwriting Tool Doesn’t Apply
Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that does business via smartphone, has entered the California market. But there's a catch. Root's app uses smartphone technology, telematics and data science ...