Strategy
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 ...
Technology, New Risks Will Keep D&O Pricing Pressure On: A.M. Best
Directors and officers liability insurance will confront continued pricing pressure for the foreseeable future, hammered by everything from intense competition to a number of new risks, A.M. Best is ...
The Word on Main Street: What Small Businesses Really Want From Insurers
Patricia Ross, Raphael Strumlauf and Kate DeNeveu each have at least one thing in common: They're generally happy with their business insurance. Each owns a business at the downtown pedestrian mall ...
Allianz Reportedly Negotiating to Acquire Malaysian Auto Insurer
Allianz Malaysia Bhd. has been chosen to progress in talks to acquire Malaysia's second-biggest car insurer after edging out Japanese rival Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., people with knowledge of the ...
The Latest Launches From Zurich and Ping An Insurance Group
Zurich Insurance debuted a new travel insurance program for Canadians traveling abroad. The property/casualty arm of Ping An Insurance Group in China is rolling out a credit-based smart auto claim ...