Brand Management & Sales
Goji Names Breitstone CEO, Formerly Insureon VP
Goji, a technology-enabled personal lines insurance distribution platform, announced that Peter Breitstone, a former senior executive at Insureon, will become the InsurTech's new chief executive ...
The Competitive Advantage: Let’s Eradicate Incompetency
I recently wrote an article describing my horrendous experience purchasing a new life insurance policy. I criticized the industry for employing incompetent people and egregious renewal offers. ...
The Competitive Advantage: On the Other Side of the Desk
It is always interesting to be on the other side of a desk. I consult and write on "all things" insurance, but I'm not always buying insurance. This year I purchased a couple of new policies, causing ...
Berkley Regional Specialty Will Become Berkley Aspire
Berkley Regional Specialty is changing its name as part of a rebranding effort and expansion. The W.R. Berkley Corp. company said it will become Berkley Aspire as of Jan. 1, 2018. According to the ...
AmWINS Acquiring 15 Willis Towers Watson Programs
Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson. Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides ...
How Middle Managers Coerce Employees to Deceive: University Research
Several recent corporate and governmental scandals unfortunately have revolved around middle managers and employees who have attempted to meet lofty performance goals that superiors impose by ...
CEO Viewpoint: How Biz Insurers Can Jump on the E-Commerce Bandwagon
It seems like InsurTech has become the term du jour over the last nine months. It is often used to imply destruction, disintermediation, disruption and disaster (the four Ds) for the insurance ...
Iron-Excess Forms; MGA Is Based on Iron-Starr Excess Agency Model
Using a Bermuda joint venture between Ironshore and C.V. Starr & Company as a model, Ironshore announced the launch of Iron-Excess on Monday. Ironshore, a Liberty Mutual company, describes ...