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Does Narcissism Explain Male Dominance in Leadership Roles?
With three decades of data from more than 475,000 participants, a new study on narcissism from the University at Buffalo School of Management reveals that men, on average, are more narcissistic than ...
Making Renters Insurance Something Millennials Can Tweet About
One of the hottest markets in insurance right now is renters insurance. While only 31 percent of renters currently have insurance, the industry is expecting big changes to happen shortly. According ...
Shared Capital Impacting Insurance Industry: Berkley
The U.S. economy is evolving in many ways, most significantly when it comes to both the cost of capital and the ownership of capital, and that change in capital ownership is a challenge for the ...
Progressive CEO Tackles Aggregator Question in Advance of Google Launch
While the chief executive officer of Progressive didn't rule out the possibility of ever partnering with an aggregator website, Glenn Renwick highlighted the virtues of going it alone in the direct ...
CEOs Top Fear is Being Found to Be Incompetent, Study Finds
If you've ever worried that someone will find out you're an imposter who actually lacks the level of competence required for your position, then you're in good company. Roger Jones, the head of ...
Who Will Be Your Next Leader?
When Sally Smith became the chief executive officer of Buffalo Wild Wings in 1996, it wasn't exactly a planned event. According to Smith's account published in the New York Times (as part of Adam ...
New York Hedge Fund Launches Bermuda Reinsurer
Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing strategy. Sandell Re will rely on the hedge fund to oversee ...
Attacking Cyber Risk: NY Regulator Mandates Warranties from Insurer Vendors
Cybersecurity is likely the most important issue that the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) will face in 2015, and perhaps for many years to come after that, New York Financial Services ...