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Stop Hiring for Insurance, Tech Smarts; Hire for EI to Find True Leaders
On the second day of a two-day business and innovation event late last year, close to 2,500 executives sitting in the audience of Lincoln Center auditorium held their breath—literally—about 20 ...
Developing Empathic Concern
One of the hallmarks of emotionally intelligent leaders is the degree of empathy they display with team members, according to psychologist and EI expert Daniel Goleman, who also says there are three ...
What Do Power Outages, Wildfires and Vaping Bans Have in Common?
Power outages, wildfires and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to protect consumers and constituents from harm, companies and state legislators may be creating an entirely ...
Blockchain—What’s It All About
Blockchain is having a profound impact on the way business is being conducted. And while we are only at the beginning of some of the most significant transformation, the long-term changes that ...
Auto Insurance Customer Loyalty Is Declining
Last year more than $6 billion in advertising was pumped into the marketplace to encourage consumers to shop and switch their auto insurance providers. Everywhere consumers look, they are being hit ...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum—But Will It Last?
Positive pricing momentum—it's the favorite phrase of many reinsurers, who are hoping that the momentum they've seen in 2019 will continue during the coming January renewals and beyond. The ...
Carrier Technology Shopping Lists
If this were the Christmas holiday season for insurance carriers, machine learning, big data, analytics and security would be high on their shopping lists. Insurer IT spending is growing for 2020, ...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities—With Caution
Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit they are sometimes challenged to close the protection gap for new and ...