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Women Are 30 Years From Attaining 30% of Seats on Boards: Report

It will take 30 years at the current pace of change for women to attain just 30 percent of the seats on executive committees in the financial services industry globally, an Oliver Wyman report said on Monday. Globally women account …

Unaddressed Cultural Clashes Cause Many M&A Failures: Willis Towers Watson

Many insurers see cultural integration as a major post-deal challenge, but few use employee engagement as an indicator of integration success, according to a survey of senior insurance executives conducted by Willis Towers Watson M&A Risk Consulting in conjunction with …

Top Exposures Facing Global Middle Market Firms Vary by Region: Assurex Survey

While all middle market businesses across the world have concerns about cyber risk, few of these firms view it as their biggest exposure, according to a global survey* of 68 leading independent insurance brokers, which gauged the concerns of their …

Financial Services Industry Fails to Support Women in Career Progression: Mercer

The finance industry offers women a lot of work, especially at the entry level. But each rung up the career ladder, they are increasingly winnowed from the business by lagging recruiting, retention and promotion from within, according to new research. …

1st Generali Global Graduate Program Launches with 20 Young Participants

International profile, excellent resume and broad-ranging skills are the qualities of the 20 young adults chosen by Generali for the first “Generali Global Graduate Program,” an international program aimed at employing talented individuals to develop within the group and project …

SCOR Appoints Brémond as Group Human Resources Director

SCOR announced that Laurent Brémond has joined the company as group human resources director, reporting to Denis Kessler, chairman & chief executive officer, based in Paris. Brémond (47) is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He also holds …

New + Old = Workforce Success: Commentary

For the first time in history, American companies now have five generations of employees in the workforce: the silent generation (born 1925-45), baby boomers (1946-64), generation X (1964-80), generation Y (1980-90) and millennials (after 1990). Each generation has its own …

What Young Agents Say About Their Career Choice

The road to becoming a successful independent insurance agent is not always easy. The economy and often volatile property/casualty insurance market cycle are just two of the potholes agents must maneuver. Young agents in particular face the added burden — …

Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #28

Job Descriptions. A simple solution to minimizing E&O exposures. One of the most significant E&O exposures is literally a “he said, she said” issue. Producers think a CSR will do something and CSRs think the producer is doing it. The …

Agency Compensation: Who’s Worth What in Your Independent Agency?

From top level managers to office and support staff — every person in an agency has a role to play in helping the agency win in the sales game. When one person fails, the whole agency suffers. And when an …