Executive Viewpoint
Financial Stability Board’s Report Misses the Mark: PCI Executive Perspective
In the United States, football season has just arrived. In Europe, football season has been underway since August. While both are sports and both sports are called "football," they couldn't be more ...
Five Key Traits CEOs Look For When Hiring Talent
(This article is based on a presentation made by Libby at the IICF Women in Insurance Global Conference in New York on June 13, 2013.) CEOs are often grilled in boardrooms on innumerable challenges: ...
Why So Little Hiring With So Many Jobs Open Now: Peter Orszag Column
An odd puzzle is taking shape in the labor market: Over the past three years, the number of job openings has risen almost 50 percent, but actual hiring has gone up by less than 5 percent. Companies ...
Insurer Challenges In ‘Adapting’ To The Climate Change Resilience Gap
The frequency and severity of natural catastrophe impacts to built assets are increasing. Governments and their taxpayers are taking increasing shares of disaster relief from such events, creating an ...
Sandy Collector Auto Claims: A CEO’s Takeaways From The Nation’s 3rd-Worst Insurance Disaster
Superstorm Sandy made landfall October 29, 2012, crossing the coast of New Jersey and creating damage in a widespread path up and down the East Coast. Sandy, a post-tropical cyclone, caused more ...
Be Wary Of Social Media Risks, Berkley Warns
During a discussion of the growing risks facing property/casualty insurers at conference recently, William R. Berkley suggested that one risk—social media—is changing the way carriers deal with ...
What Every CEO Should Know To Protect Their Privacy On Social Media
Social media is all around us, but business executives run some additional risks when using these types of sites. A lot of sensitive information ends up on social media, and there is an undeniable ...
Global Re, Excess WC Discipline Lagging: ACE’s Greenberg, WRB’s Rob Berkley
There are now clear signs that the low interest rate environment is forcing underwriting discipline in the casualty market, carrier executives said during earnings calls last week, but one glaring ...