Strategy
Italy’s Banks Turn to Insurance Market for New Opportunities
An aging population and struggling state finances could turn into an unlikely boon for Italy's banks, which have turned to a growing market for insurance to brighten their prospects. Intesa SanPaolo ...
MGA/Carrier Partnerships Enable Cost-Effective InsurTech Automation for Small Business Risks
Some of the most exciting innovation coming out of the InsurTech movement is focused on small to midsize businesses and the brokers who serve them. New players are challenging the old model where the ...
An Engineer From Spain Becomes a Tech Entrepreneur
Like a lot of employees at CoverWallet, CEO Inaki Berenguer didn't know very much about insurance for small business before he started the company. "I knew all about technology. I knew that in my ...
Lead Transformation by Acknowledging Smarter People in the Room: Providence Mutual CEO Parrillo
As insurance executives fret about helping their companies embrace new technology and change, one CEO offers this idea: Embrace that there are other, smarter people in the room. "Everybody in my ...
Travelers Gains Approval to Open Post-Brexit Subsidiary in Ireland
Travelers' European arm has been granted a license to open a subsidiary in Ireland. "During the Brexit negotiations, our priority has been to ensure that we are positioned to continue meeting the ...
Accenture Starts Selling AI Automation Software Platform Tested Internally
Accenture Plc, the global consulting firm, will begin selling software and services that it's already used internally to automate tasks and redeploy about 40,000 workers. The new platform, that's ...
Developing a High-Performing Data Science Team
Data science has grown substantially over the last several years. Analytics has evolved from its early days within underwriting and pricing, and insurance companies have found new opportunities to ...
Be Kind, and Lead Well
For all good leaders, kindness counts. That quality reflects a leader who is sensitive and empathetic about his or her team and what they need to succeed, Mary Anne Amato writes in a recent "Leading ...