Insurers Face Riskier World: WEF’s Global Risks 2013 ReportJanuary 15, 2013Three of the top five risks ranked by 1,000 influential respondents from around the world could have a profound effect on the insurance industry, according to Michel-Kerjan of the Wharton School.
Top 5 Soundbites from the SMA SummitSeptember 28, 2012Boston-based analyst firm Strategy Meets Action held its first summit this past Monday in its home city. Innovation was the watchword, with sessions focusing on how insurers can leverage five key next-generation technologies to advance the business: mobile
India Blackouts Raise Questions About Outsourcing RiskAugust 10, 2012World-class Indian outsourcing firms have built-in business continuity measures, but insurers need to re-evaluate the risk of prolonged power outages especially with regard to smaller partners, but even potentially to large ones.
Zurich Names Chief Underwriting OfficerFebruary 02, 2012Zurich names Sabrina Hart Chief Underwriting Officer for its Global Corporate in North America organization.
Scott McClintock Joins OneBeacon as CIOJanuary 05, 2012The former Arch Insurance CIO fills a position left vacant by Gary Plotkin's departure in July 2011. Pet Hartman succeeds McClintock at Arch.
The 4 Prerequisites of Business IntelligenceOctober 07, 2011What steps must insurance companies take to move beyond point solutions to enterprisewide business intelligence that drives informed, data-driven decision making at all levels of the organization?
The Best Insurance iPad AppsSeptember 12, 2011Take a look at iPad apps from GEICO, Progressive, Humana, USAA, State Farm, Zurich, John Hancock and Aflac .
Sabrina Hart Named COO for Zurich Global Corporate in North AmericaAugust 18, 2011Hart's experience includes serving as chief underwriting officer for Zurich North America
Commercial's (ZNAC) Specialty Products business and, most recently, head of risk operations within
the carrier's Group Risk Management organization where she was resp
Technology is Key to Huge Microinsurance Growth OpportunityMarch 03, 2011Major global insurance carriers seek to move beyond saturated traditional markets to emerging economies but need to adapt IT and telecommunications capabilities to take advantage of the high-volume, low-value microinsurance market.
Zurich North America Launches Telematics InitiativeJanuary 24, 2011Zurich Fleet Intelligence combines telematics data with analytics to help the carrier's fleet insurance customers reduce costs, the company claims.
Farmers Appoints New President/COODecember 20, 2010Farmers Appoints New President/COO
Jeff Dailey, currently Farmers' president of personal lines, named new president, COO and CEO-designee.
