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How To Befriend Stage Fright Or Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking tops death and spiders as the nation's number one phobia. But new research shows that learning to rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can ...Slowdown in Global Warming No Argument for Policy Change: Wynn
A recent slowdown in the rise of the Earth's surface temperatures has led some commentators to question whether scientists have exaggerated the global warming problem. Scientific advances have ...
Alternative Re Capital Wave Lowering Traditional Re Prices Too
If April 1 is an accurate barometer for U.S. property/casualty insurers with June and July 1 reinsurance renewal dates, then those primary carriers can look forward to lower prices for both ...
Japan’s Big Leak: Where Will the Money Go?
The Bank of Japan's massive new bid for inflation will create growth but to its chagrin much of it may well be concentrated in financial markets and outside of Japan. So long as Japanese consumers ...
How Much Time Should CEOs Spend On Talent Management?
Talent is the biggest differentiating factor in the insurance industry and insurance CEOs should devote more of their time to the human resources side of the business, according to a fellow CEO. How ...
Women with Elite School Degrees Opting Out of Full-Time Careers
Though past studies have found little evidence that women are opting out of the workforce in general, female graduates of elite undergraduate universities are working much fewer hours than their ...
Kemp Column: Bracing For the Big One; Solar Storm Risk For Power Grids, GPS
Power networks, pipelines, radio communications and the global positioning system (GPS) are all entering a period of increased risk of outages from geomagnetic storms as the solar activity cycle ...
Underwriting Due Diligence Roadmap For Insurance M&A
The number of M&A deals that achieve their strategic, financial or operational goals remains modest across all industries. According to PwC's 2011 M&A Integration Survey Report, 65 to 85 ...