Strategy
Swiss Re Will Make UBS CEO Ermotti Its Chairman in 2021
Swiss Re plans to make UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti its chairman from next year, the world's second-biggest reinsurer said on Tuesday, turning to a financial industry veteran with scant ...
Pinnacol Assurance: Being Flexible and Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Employees
On a snowy day in Colorado, Pinnacol Assurance's vice president of human resources is elated when the Denver headquarters is nearly empty. "That makes me really happy," Barbara Brannen told Carrier ...
PURE Group: Seeing the Whole Person
If someone from PURE Group decides to leave the high-net-worth insurer to pursue a career as a race car driver or an avalanche rescuer, the carrier's leaders wouldn't be devastated. "We might have a ...
Sentry: On Guard for Enjoyment in Employment and Work-Life Balance
It makes sense that enjoyment should be part of the workplace culture at 116-year-old Sentry Insurance. In addition to being a leading insurer, Sentry has been in the hospitality business for ...
At Metromile, the Mission—Not Perks—Motivates Employees
Typical Silicon Valley workforce benefits like catered lunches and gym memberships are appealing to a growing band of disrupters at Metromile, but that's not the most fulfilling aspect of employee ...Family Culture, Community Focus Set FCCI Apart
Amid scores of online reviews that give FCCI Insurance Group high marks for culture, employee engagement and work-life balance, there are a few that give a thumbs-down for one missing benefit: the ...
Leader Sets the Tone at Acuity Insurance
Joan Ravanelli-Miller wasn't always as happy to work at Acuity Insurance as she is today. In fact, the general counsel and vice president of Human Resources remembers a time when morale was low at ...
How Not to Innovate
Acuity Insurance CEO Ben Salzmann has a theory about making innovation happen—and it doesn't involve hiring geniuses who dream up new ideas independently. "You could take Albert Einstein and Thomas ...