Executive Viewpoint
Confessions of a Recovering Underwriter and InsurTech Founder
"So…you'll be CEO of a website???" That was my parents' confused reaction two years ago, after I spent 30 minutes walking through the rationale behind why I was going to leave the traditional ...
Insurance Distribution Is Evolving Into a Core System
With technology advancements and expansion racing one another in the insurance industry, it's becoming ever more evident that distribution is evolving into a core system. Insurers haven't said so in ...
Zurich NA CEO Foley: Why Now Is the Time for More White-Collar Apprenticeships
Following the Trump administration's "Workforce Development Week," I'm particularly appreciative of the administration's support for apprenticeships as a way to spur job growth. There simply aren't ...
Brokers vs. Carriers: ‘A Classic Sign of a Soft Market’
Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance brokers and P/C insurance carriers called each other out last week for engaging in activities they said were "classic signs of a soft market." ...
CEO Sees Google-like Player Taking Excess D&O to Nontraditional Capital Pools
Dinos Iordanou, the chief executive officer of Arch Capital, may not be working in the insurance industry when it happens, but disruption is coming for excess directors and officers liability and ...
What Warren Buffett Said About AI
There will be labor force "roadkill" that comes alongside the substantial benefits that society derives from the rising use of artificial intelligence, Berkshire Hathaway's Chairman Warren Buffett ...
Where Are the Thought Leaders in the Insurance Industry?
How often is a representative of our industry asked to weigh in on a pressing issue of the day? The answer is rarely, if ever. Within our culture, thought leadership and the insurance industry are ...
Buybacks Not ‘Un-American,’ But Accounting ‘Adjustments’ Cringeworthy, Buffett Says
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Saturday attacked what he saw as tricks used by U.S. companies to boost earnings and stock prices, but he defended one oft-criticized practice: share buybacks. ...