Content from Susanne Sclafane
A Fintech Founder’s Backstory: Who Is Demetrius Gray?
During a 45-minute interview, the founder and CEO of a fintech company known as Captain told Carrier Management a little bit about his career path to his current leadership role. Along the way, ...
How a Fintech Named Captain Helps Homeowners Rebuild After Natural Disasters
When former accountant and roofing contractor Demetrius Gray talks about his personal journey to become founder of a fintech with ties to the insurance industry, he doesn't dwell on the challenges ...
Giants and Innovators
The giant innovator on the cover of this edition teases to the content in these pages, including the accounts of two executives of insurance industry giants, who describe investments in technology to ...
Tech Arms Race Favors Giant Commercial Carriers
Midway through a recent interview, the leader of a key business at The Hartford paused to ask a question relevant to executives at carriers that don't have 11-digit premium volumes or capital levels ...
How Nationwide Is Transforming Commercial Lines—and More: Q&A With P/C President and COO Berven
In 2021, insurer and financial services company Nationwide reported the strongest earnings in the Fortune 100 company's history—$2.8 billion in operating income with sales of over $50 billion, ...
Beyond the Print Edition: Nationwide P/C’s Prez Talks About Inflation and Telematics
Much of a recent interview that Carrier Management had with Mark Berven, the president and chief operating officer of Nationwide Property/Casualty, focused on the carrier's commercial lines ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett Talks Nuclear Risk and Tribalism
Shareholders attending Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday had questions about what will happen to the conglomerate when Chairman Warren Buffett is no longer around to lead it. They also ...
Dealmaking 101: When Opportunity Comes, You Move, Buffett Says
When opportunity comes, you have to move. That was one of the simple life lessons that Warren Buffett imparted during the six-hour-plus annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday. ...