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2015 P/C CEO Turnovers
The Travelers Cos. Jay Fishman left his CEO role. Alan Schnitzer, CEO of Travelers' Business and International Insurance unit, replaced him. Fishman remains as Executive Chairman. W.R. Berkley Corp. ...
Careers Reimagined: Is the Insurance Industry Ready for Our Second Act?
What's next? That's a question that we've asked many times throughout our careers. And despite having 50-plus years of collective experience between us, it's not one that we intend to stop asking ...
Leadership Lesson From NAMIC’s Chamness: Inform Stakeholders Early and Often
Every executive who successfully seals a deal, launches a product or tests an innovative idea, also makes mistakes at some time during his or her career. Here, Charles Chamness, President and CEO of ...
Pretotyping Explained: Why Google, Tech Innovators Set Out to Fail Fast
Pretotyping is the key to market innovation, according to a technology entrepreneur who once held the title of innovation agitator at Google. Alberto Savoia, the founder of Pretotype Labs and former ...
Leadership Lesson From QBE’s Becker: Don’t Sell Beyond Your Natural Brand
Every executive who successfully seals a deal, launches a product or tests an innovative idea also makes mistakes at some time during his or her career. Here, Marty Becker, Chairman of the Board at ...
Spreading the Word: 12 Steps to Promote Insurance Careers
If you have talked to a young person on the job hunt lately, you have likely heard them yearning for a job that's stable and rewarding and that offers limitless growth opportunities. Risk management ...
Leadership Lessons Learned: Nationwide’s Miller on the Importance of Ambiguity
Every executive who successfully seals a deal, launches a product or tests an innovative idea also makes mistakes at some time during his or her career. Here, Michael Miller, President of Nationwide ...
Markel Strategy: Growing a Company ‘Built to Last’
Wall Street and financial analysts like to focus on next quarter's profits and losses. But such an approach is not always the best way to run a business for the long term, affirmed Richie Whitt, ...