Prospects for Insurers as a Global Industry By Paul Thanos Despite complex regulatory environments, many international insurers are starting to make acquisitions that cross borders.
Teamwork Lessons From Navy SEALs By Michael de Waal You might have a plan, but be ready to make adjustments at any time -- our instructors always made drills just a little more interesting.
Verizon Strike: Silver Lining and a Lesson By Jon Picoult The benefit: Managers are getting a first-hand look at what it’s like to be on the front-line, suffering from problems they will now fix.
Did Uber Just Make a Wrong Turn? By Jon Picoult Letting drivers ask for tips messes with a customer experience that has been magical. That is a risky proposition even for Uber.
How to Take a Bold Approach to Growth By Mike Walker Using a portfolio approach, insurers must start facing up to the difficult decisions that must be made about their underperforming assets.
Your Next Director Should Be a Geek By Chunka Mui Toby Redshaw Digitally driven change is becoming as critical an issue to most companies as finance, but boards aren't prepared.
10 Steps for Dealing With a Suicide By Bob VandePol Tragedy can beget additional tragedies. How leaders respond after death by suicide is critical to stopping that negative momentum.
5 Ways to Flub a Big Decision By Chunka Mui Research into 2,500 major failures finds that many big decisions are doomed even before they come off the drawing board. Why?
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.
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.