Branch Insurance Sprouts From Roots of Asking Why

"Ask Why. It's how we learn new skills, grow as a team, and invent. Without asking 'why?' we'd never get to the deeper understanding needed to create ...

Birth of a Unicorn: How Branch’s Founders Turned Noes Into Yeses

Like most startups, the founders of unicorn Branch faced some early setbacks.

In a word, the process was "intense," according to Steve ...

Workplace Flexibility Key in Capturing Competitive Edge

Ira Ziff recruited the perfect CFO for the job. The candidate checked all the boxes for a small-town insurer Ziff works with as president of Precision Research Group. The ...

How Carriers Can Meet Strategic Goals During Inflationary Times

At the dawn of the 2020s just over three years ago, no one, including property/casualty executives, thought a pandemic would sweep the globe. The disruptions caused by ...

CEO Reflections: Thoughts on Long-Term Leadership

I was initially hesitant when asked to share my thoughts on leadership.

A quick Google search will yield thousands of entries—books, ...

Loss Reserving and Pricing in a Time of Inflation

Inflation and the threat of a recession are a reality not to be ignored. The combined effects of the Ukraine conflict and post-COVID supply chain disruption resulted in ...

How Is Your Food Processed? An ‘Emerging Damage’ Risk

I am old enough to have been taught the four basic food groups in elementary school and the importance of eating some from each of the groups no matter how much I might ...

If Hurricane Ian Was a Tipping Point, What Are We Tipping Toward?

As 2023 began, property insurance markets were struggling with the fallout of significant losses from Hurricane Ian in fall 2022. Ian was accompanied worldwide by 17 ...

Opportunities Across the Metaverse for the Insurance Industry

FTX Liability Tentacles Spread Far

As the spectacle knowingly or unwittingly orchestrated by Sam Bankman-Fried, cofounder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading and cryptocurrency trading firm ...