Perhaps you are familiar with a popular insurance company TV ad based on the concept of “paying it forward.” Your behaviors are contagious. Choose carefully. A woman prevents a guy from stepping off the street corner into the path of an oncoming car. MORE
Many studies have concluded that consumers will be highly price sensitive when they shop on insurance exchanges. In response, insurers have created new products that keep prices down by aggressively limiting the doctors and hospitals where patients can go for care. MORE
can now purchase private health insurance in 14 state-based marketplaces (SBMs), along with the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM). Let me start with a few basic facts about health insurance marketplaces: Subsidies for low- and moderate-income Americans. MORE
Many small business start-up leaders in the online sales space often do not know the best ways to insure that they have the right tools in their toolbox to insure a successful launch. Without the right tools and procedures in place, money, opportunity and exposure can be left behind. Today’s Tip: Your Online Store Creating […]. Leadership Development online shopping online store small business leadership MORE
Consumers fumed over the rollout of Healthcare.gov and the state health insurance exchanges last fall. For consumers accustomed to easy shopping on Amazon or eBay, choosing a health insurance plan online was an exercise in frustration. That frustration highlights how important it is for insurers – not only health insurers, but also property and casualty and, increasingly, life insurers – to master digital. So what does digital excellence in insurance look like? MORE
Health Insurance Options for Businesses by Paychex, Inc. Read about the benefits of health insurance for businesses and employees, as well as important decision-making criteria for business owners. Click here for more information on Health Insurance Options for Businesses. MORE
I’ve invited Erin Ardleigh, President of Dynama Insurance and one of the best professionals I know, to give you a few tips on successful communication in business: I say “insurance salesperson”…. Well, I have to admit, I’m an insurance salesperson. MORE
This past Friday, I had the opportunity speak to the TN Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors and share the podium with one of the legends. This past week, I had the honor to speak with a group of insurance agents comprising the Tennessee Fraternal Insurance Counselors. How old are you? Who cares! Anyone who has shared a stage with the likes of Zig Ziglar must be awesome. Mr. Garry Kinder, CEO of Kinder Brothers International , is just that guy. MORE
While the details are still sketchy, it seems likely that the new bill will leave many lower-income Americans without access to health insurance. The provision of health insurance by organizations is a sensible business decision—especially for low-income individuals. Health Insurance Can Reduce Stress. Among other positive outcomes, health insurance significantly decreases the level of stress employees experience, as a study described in a recent working paper shows. MORE
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month , and a new survey from small business insurer Travelers reveals that one in four women entrepreneurs are not completely confident about their level of protection against cyber threats. Furthermore 42% are not very confident that they have adequate insurance coverage to protect against other insurable risks. MORE
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The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. And outsiders are responding, already experimenting with digital approaches to insurance. Of course, it takes more than market research and distribution to be an insurer. MORE
Hansen Progressive Insurance Southwest Airlines StrykerGreat by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Companies Thrive Despite Them All Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen Harper Business/A HarperCollins Imprint (2011)Additional and even more valuable revelations about “the principles that distinguish great organizations from good ones” For as long as I can remember, Jim Collins has been a research-driven business [.]. MORE
The behavioral biases play out in a simple paradox: People overconsume health care but underconsume prevention, and insurers or taxpayers are left with the bill. The same plays out with many lines of insurance, where the immediate benefits of poor choices outweigh the often hidden cost of dealing with their consequences, such as reckless driving or failing to flood-proof infrastructure in highly exposed communities. The result is a structural transformation of insurance. MORE
If you hated your job, had 2 years salary in the bank, would you quit your job if it meant that your family lost its health insurance till you found a new one? And a major topic was health insurance. And health insurance is even a bigger deal financially than a mortgage. MORE
Life insurance is – or should be – a central element in most households’ financial planning. Yet life insurance sales have been on a steady decline for years. Only 44% of households had any life insurance in 2010, which is a 50-year low. MORE
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Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development. Get more details about Zurich Insurance Group’s digital success here. MORE
The question of whether the United States will have functioning markets where individuals can buy health care insurance lies at the heart of the current debate about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since about 20 million Americans depend on these markets for insurance — and thus access to health care — their functioning is also essential to the future of the U.S. There is no great mystery about how to shore up private insurance markets. MORE
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The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. And outsiders are responding, already experimenting with digital approaches to insurance. Of course, it takes more than market research and distribution to be an insurer. MORE
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One company that’s making headway on that goal is CSAA Insurance Group (CSAA IG), one of the insurance companies affiliated with the 55 million-member American Automobile Association (AAA). It’s perfectly OK that most people – from call center employees to claims adjusters in the field – focus on continuous improvements to current business processes, the customer experience, and insurance products. MORE
Big insurers are taking a break from the new — figuring out how to pay for value, rather than volume, of care — and going for the tried and true: gobbling up smaller insurers. ” Some evidence suggests that larger insurers pay providers less. MORE
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Life insurance sales and sales of plans in teachers’ retirement programs – two of our core business lines – have more than doubled between 2011 and 2015. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. MORE
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The new health insurance market places—the exchanges set up under Obamacare—have become the hot health policy topic. Vital though near-term effectiveness is, the exchanges hold a longer-term potential—they can help reshape the organization, delivery, and financing of insurance. MORE
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While Edward Lloyd is largely credited with commercializing the insurance industry, with the creation of his namesake firm, Lloyd’s, over 330 years ago, the original concept of spreading risk (or “mutualizing”) goes back even further. Both then and in 1686, when Lloyd’s was born in a London coffee house, the global insurance industry was a business of utmost good faith , as it remains today. The top 10 insurance brokers in the U.S. MORE
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JANUARY 13, 2015
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MAY 24, 2012
For our health, we have insurance policies, but what about for your leadership? What insurance do you have against the sudden loss of key leadership? I suggest some planning for your leadership insurance: 1. Short Term Leadership Insurance. Life Leadership Insurance.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2017
I’ve invited Erin Ardleigh, President of Dynama Insurance and one of the best professionals I know, to give you a few tips on successful communication in business: I say “insurance salesperson”…. Well, I have to admit, I’m an insurance salesperson.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 15, 2017
One company that’s making headway on that goal is CSAA Insurance Group (CSAA IG), one of the insurance companies affiliated with the 55 million-member American Automobile Association (AAA). It’s perfectly OK that most people – from call center employees to claims adjusters in the field – focus on continuous improvements to current business processes, the customer experience, and insurance products.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 24, 2014
Consumers fumed over the rollout of Healthcare.gov and the state health insurance exchanges last fall. For consumers accustomed to easy shopping on Amazon or eBay, choosing a health insurance plan online was an exercise in frustration. That frustration highlights how important it is for insurers – not only health insurers, but also property and casualty and, increasingly, life insurers – to master digital. So what does digital excellence in insurance look like?
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2017
While Edward Lloyd is largely credited with commercializing the insurance industry, with the creation of his namesake firm, Lloyd’s, over 330 years ago, the original concept of spreading risk (or “mutualizing”) goes back even further. Both then and in 1686, when Lloyd’s was born in a London coffee house, the global insurance industry was a business of utmost good faith , as it remains today. The top 10 insurance brokers in the U.S.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 23, 2017
The behavioral biases play out in a simple paradox: People overconsume health care but underconsume prevention, and insurers or taxpayers are left with the bill. The same plays out with many lines of insurance, where the immediate benefits of poor choices outweigh the often hidden cost of dealing with their consequences, such as reckless driving or failing to flood-proof infrastructure in highly exposed communities. The result is a structural transformation of insurance.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 25, 2016
“Say a hardworking American loses his job — we shouldn’t just make sure he can get unemployment insurance; we should make sure that program encourages him to retrain for a business that’s ready to hire him. But unemployment insurance ends once you land a new job.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 4, 2014
The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. And outsiders are responding, already experimenting with digital approaches to insurance. Of course, it takes more than market research and distribution to be an insurer.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 4, 2014
The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. And outsiders are responding, already experimenting with digital approaches to insurance. Of course, it takes more than market research and distribution to be an insurer.
Dave Bratcher
OCTOBER 16, 2013
This past Friday, I had the opportunity speak to the TN Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors and share the podium with one of the legends. This past week, I had the honor to speak with a group of insurance agents comprising the Tennessee Fraternal Insurance Counselors. How old are you? Who cares! Anyone who has shared a stage with the likes of Zig Ziglar must be awesome. Mr. Garry Kinder, CEO of Kinder Brothers International , is just that guy.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Health insurance companies are uniquely positioned to save the day in our ailing health system. Yes, you heard me correctly: health insurers. Health insurers — or “payers” — are reviled nearly universally. All this makes insurers unlikely heroes. Insurers increasingly look like the folks who can do the job and reinvent their business at the same time. Insurers are well-positioned to provide all this.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 25, 2015
Life insurance is – or should be – a central element in most households’ financial planning. Yet life insurance sales have been on a steady decline for years. Only 44% of households had any life insurance in 2010, which is a 50-year low.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
Big insurers are taking a break from the new — figuring out how to pay for value, rather than volume, of care — and going for the tried and true: gobbling up smaller insurers. ” Some evidence suggests that larger insurers pay providers less.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 15, 2015
can now purchase private health insurance in 14 state-based marketplaces (SBMs), along with the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM). Let me start with a few basic facts about health insurance marketplaces: Subsidies for low- and moderate-income Americans.
Strategy Driven
JULY 3, 2013
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Linked 2 Leadership
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 23, 2016
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Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 30, 2011
Health Insurance Options for Businesses by Paychex, Inc. Read about the benefits of health insurance for businesses and employees, as well as important decision-making criteria for business owners. Click here for more information on Health Insurance Options for Businesses.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 21, 2017
The question of whether the United States will have functioning markets where individuals can buy health care insurance lies at the heart of the current debate about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since about 20 million Americans depend on these markets for insurance — and thus access to health care — their functioning is also essential to the future of the U.S. There is no great mystery about how to shore up private insurance markets.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 25, 2017
While the details are still sketchy, it seems likely that the new bill will leave many lower-income Americans without access to health insurance. The provision of health insurance by organizations is a sensible business decision—especially for low-income individuals. Health Insurance Can Reduce Stress. Among other positive outcomes, health insurance significantly decreases the level of stress employees experience, as a study described in a recent working paper shows.
Rajesh Setty
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
The act of asking advice was an insurance policy: The reason they were seeking the advice of others was as an insurance policy to reduce the impact of the fall in case they fail in their initiative. Main Page ego good advice insurance policy selective listening smart people
Women on Business
OCTOBER 18, 2012
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month , and a new survey from small business insurer Travelers reveals that one in four women entrepreneurs are not completely confident about their level of protection against cyber threats. Furthermore 42% are not very confident that they have adequate insurance coverage to protect against other insurable risks.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 1, 2013
The new health insurance market places—the exchanges set up under Obamacare—have become the hot health policy topic. Vital though near-term effectiveness is, the exchanges hold a longer-term potential—they can help reshape the organization, delivery, and financing of insurance.
The Idolbuster
JUNE 28, 2012
If you hated your job, had 2 years salary in the bank, would you quit your job if it meant that your family lost its health insurance till you found a new one? And a major topic was health insurance. And health insurance is even a bigger deal financially than a mortgage.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 8, 2013
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First Friday Book Synopsis
NOVEMBER 19, 2011
Hansen Progressive Insurance Southwest Airlines StrykerGreat by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Companies Thrive Despite Them All Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen Harper Business/A HarperCollins Imprint (2011)Additional and even more valuable revelations about “the principles that distinguish great organizations from good ones” For as long as I can remember, Jim Collins has been a research-driven business [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 17, 2012
Bob's blog entries 3M Arne Gast Crowdsourcing your strategy may sound crazy Dutch insurer AEGON global IT services provider HCL Technologies Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) Michele Zanini Raul Lansink Red Hat (the leading provider of Linux software) Rite-Solutions The McKinsey Quarterly The social side of strategy Wikimedia
Building Personal Strength
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Should a gay couple be covered by the health insurance of the employed spouses benefits package? skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life.
Building Personal Strength
JANUARY 20, 2015
She said I had confused "insure" with "ensure." Here is what Grammar Book says about assure vs. insure vs. ensure: Assure is to promise or say with confidence. Insure is to cover with an insurance policy.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Many studies have concluded that consumers will be highly price sensitive when they shop on insurance exchanges. In response, insurers have created new products that keep prices down by aggressively limiting the doctors and hospitals where patients can go for care.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 12, 2011
Hansen Progressive Insurance Southwest Airlines StrykerGreat by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Companies Thrive Despite Them All Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen Harper Business/A HarperCollins Imprint (2011) Additional and even more valuable revelations about “the principles that distinguish great organizations from good ones” For as long as I can remember, Jim Collins has been a research-driven [.].
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
The insurance industry has not been immune to AI’s advancement – whether implementing robo-advisors for investment management (Vanguard and Charles Schwab) or applying AI to insurance and loan underwriting (the Chinese search giant Baidu, which provides enhanced risk assessment capabilities). Maximized customer experience: With NLP, speech recognition, and virtual assistants, insurers can embrace innovative ways of transforming the customer experience.
The Idolbuster
OCTOBER 11, 2012
If I got fired from my job, I didn’t see the monthly bills [getting paid]; everyone was on my [health] insurance.”. <<Previous <<Previous Next>> Busting Your Corporate Idol Chapter 5: Pivotal Role Of Circumstance Featured 80 hour week guilt health insurance work till midnight working momChapter 5: The Roll Of Circumstance Part 14.
Linked 2 Leadership
MAY 13, 2016
Many small business start-up leaders in the online sales space often do not know the best ways to insure that they have the right tools in their toolbox to insure a successful launch. Without the right tools and procedures in place, money, opportunity and exposure can be left behind. Today’s Tip: Your Online Store Creating […]. Leadership Development online shopping online store small business leadership
Harvard Business Review
JULY 19, 2017
Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development. Get more details about Zurich Insurance Group’s digital success here.
Strategy Driven
MAY 18, 2016
Life insurance sales and sales of plans in teachers’ retirement programs – two of our core business lines – have more than doubled between 2011 and 2015. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 15, 2014
Perhaps you are familiar with a popular insurance company TV ad based on the concept of “paying it forward.” Your behaviors are contagious. Choose carefully. A woman prevents a guy from stepping off the street corner into the path of an oncoming car.
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