Strategy
Nationwide Plans to Slash More Than 1,000 Jobs
Nationwide intends to eliminate the jobs of about 1,100 employees across the country _ around 3.6 percent of its workforce. The insurance and financial services company says about 80 workers in Des ...
Swiss Re Backs Cover of U.S. Solar Power Output Risks
A tool designed as an insurance policy for solar-power generation will be used to manage the risk associated with U.S. residential systems for the first time as part of a financing agreement backing ...
If You Take Risk Aversion Too Far, You and Your Company Won’t Grow
Executives on the rise are generally risk-averse people. That makes it necessary to fight that tendency if you want to rise through the ranks, according to a new writeup at the KelloggInsight blog. ...
UK Cabinet Backs May’s Brexit Plan; Divisions Remain
After more than five hours of being locked away with her Cabinet, Prime Minister Theresa May emerged from her office and in less than five minutes announced she'd wrested their backing for her Brexit ...
SCOR Forces Resignation of Covéa CEO From Board Following Spurned Takeover Bid
French reinsurer SCOR forced one of its board members — Thierry Derez, the CEO of Covéa — to resign this week. It was the culmination of a boardroom squabble that began in September when SCOR ...
The Latest Launches From Root and GuideOne
Root Insurance said it will start giving its customers who prove they're not using cellphones while driving additional savings on their insurance policies. GuideOne Insurance debuted an online ...
Chloe and Insurance: A Love Affair
When Chloe steps out the door of her apartment on her way to work in the morning, her vehicle automatically unlocks its doors while the navigation system maps out the best route based on the latest ...
Assurant Revamps With an Eye on Growth and Greater Technology Use
Assurant revamped its operating structure and made a new senior management appointments – changes designed to help the company grow more quickly and increase its use of technology. "As the needs of ...