Wisdom From Some Very Smart People By Mike Manes Want to be here tomorrow? Heed Peter Drucker's advice: “There are only two functions in business: marketing and innovation.”
Helping Employees Find Best Career Path By Linda Ginac Management can make individuals feel valued -- and more loyal -- through strategic collaboration around career development.
4 Ugly Conversations to Have By Karin Hurt David Dye Teams long to have the tough conversations, to stare squarely in the face of what’s not working and clear the decks for a remarkable 2019.
When Incumbents Downplay Disruption... By Chunka Mui Few cling to the status quo tighter than the companies that best understand it and have the most stake in preserving it. Catastrophe may follow.
Creating Win-Win-Win Scenarios By Bobbie Shrivastav Even if we are in different industries or verticals in the same industry, the more we collaborate and share, the better for everyone.
How to Partner With Insurtechs By Mike Fitzgerald A study of incumbent-insurtech partnerships finds some surprises--e.g., that startups aren't as disruptive as they think they are.
The Coming Wave of M&A By Paul Carroll There is quite a bit of buzz about the likelihood of a wave of M&A for insurance companies and about an intriguing maneuver that could let insurers free up capital.
Are You Tapping Your Innovation Energy? By Srinath Nagarajan Matteo Carbone Some of the best concepts, opportunities and solutions find the exit sign faster than they find traction within firms.
The Experience/Efficiency Paradox By Rory Yates Insurers must move from the manufacturing era (efficiency through administrative scale) to the ecosystem era (maximizing the value of a relationship).
Changing Expectations on Mobile Payments By Julie Schieni 41% of millennials with insurance purchased it with their mobile device, and other generations are moving in that direction, too.
Are We Losing Our Negotiating Power? By Taylor Smith John Burge The plaintiff bar has investigated a staggering amount of money to improve its data on claims settlements. Insurance industry lawyers are way behind..
Continuous Improvement Comes to Insurance By Tom Bobrowski Process intelligence tools let operations leaders “see” digital products being built, enabling use of statistical process control techniques.