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Try to Walk in Millennials’ Shoes (Before You Market to Them)
Marketing to millennials is all the rage. Still, for many, crafting an effective message for millennials remains a mystery. We may know a few things about how old they are and what they like, but do ...
IACP Conference: Carriers Attacking Unsustainable Costs, Endurance Exec Says
Against a backdrop of excess capital, low interest rates, increasing broker leverage and decelerating insurance price hikes, carrier management teams are zeroing in on expenses to squeeze out some ...
What Do You Get When You Combine Drones and Self-Driving Cars?
One small step for drones, and no steps needed for mankind. Autonomous drone transport for humans. Why not? We're eventually getting autonomous cars so you don't have to do the driving, and drones ...
Pandemics and Climate Change Present Opportunity for Insurers
The shoe may eventually be placed on the other foot for the U.S. This nation has a long-standing tradition of innovating products and ideas—particularly insurance products—and then exporting them ...
Political Connections Ease the M&A Process
Firms that maintain political connections have an easier path through the merger process. In a study that is the first to examine the issue, we compare the differences in merger behavior and outcomes ...
IACP Conference Report: Could CEO Retirements, Brexit Fuel M&A?
Short memories and immediate pressures on growth and profit are among the factors that may explain the surge of M&A deals in the property/casualty insurance sector last year, an analyst said last ...
Web Sightings: Stress Management for Executives and Other Superheroes
Stress is part of life. Some people do their best work under pressure. Most executives are expected to perform well under pressure. They aren't supposed to display any weakness. But even superheroes ...
CFOs Need to Look at Their Companies ‘Holistically’: Hamilton Group’s CFO Reiss
A successful chief financial officer needs to be collegial, cooperative, highly visible and a strategic thinker who has the ability to view corporate risks holistically, according to Jonathan Reiss, ...