Turbocharging organization capability a la Google
March 5, 2008
Management a la Google, WSJ 4/26/2006 | online.wsj.com
Nearly all major companies are operating outdated organizational concepts that support egos and greed but do not use people and technology to maximize investor value. A few companies are challenging these concepts, Google being one, but no company has made the transformation to a truly "intelligent organization". The first company that establishes a true value focused culture and organization which recognises how people drive value and supports them with the technology that is now available will gain tremendous competitive advantage.
Lower Margins + Higher Volume = Closer Fiscal Management
February 28, 2008
MMC Sees 4Q Net Income Drop 62% | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
When competition sets price and conditions in the securities markets produce losses of principal, the only way to raise the gross margin is by reducing operating.
February 28, 2008
Could Subprime Mortgage Crisis Turn Desperate Homeowners Into Arsonists? | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Carriers expect desperate and dishonest acts during hard financial times.
Reinsurers Are Allowing For Their Business Models Also To Become More Flexible And Adaptive
February 11, 2008
New ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Emerging, | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
The Business Models Of Entire Insurance Markets Are Evolving As The Industry Itself Changes With This Current Soft Market.
January 29, 2008
Insurance CEOs, Regulators Face Off | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Always And Forever, Too Much Regulation Impedes Growth.
Paying Too Much For Insurance? Fifteen Minutes Could Change Your Mind.
January 28, 2008
Insurers Counter CFA Report Blasting Carriers For ‘Overcharging’ | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Every Business Is Entitled To A Profit. That Level Of Profit Will be Determined By Competition.
In This Soft-Market, Reinsurers Grow With Caution, Price Accordingly And Wait For The Next Disaster.
January 21, 2008
Reinsurers Start Losing Their Leverage As Commercial Market Keeps Softening | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
Reinsurers Grow With Discipline Learned From The Past
Smaller "Cats." Mean More Capacity, More Competition, More Financial Discipline.
January 14, 2008
Builders Risk Premiums Keep Falling As Soft Market Expands Into Cat Zones | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
The Insurance Industry Has Capitalistically Evolved New Business Models That Have Prepared It To Remain Profitable After the Next Wave of Disasters So Long As Fiscal Discipline Is Applied In A Greater Way .
When Volume Is Higher, Management Must Be Better
December 26, 2007
Top-10 P-C Insurance Stories Of 2007 Focus On Soft Market, Poor Reputation | www.propertyandcasualtyinsurancenews.com
"Volume solves all your problems", but pricing still must recover both expenses and the targeted Net Margin.
December 17, 2007
Public Partnerships Critical For Insurers in Catastrophe-prone Regions | www.insurancetech.com
Litigating and disciplining the Insurance Industry, outside of sound, ethical, business reasons are not profitable methods of encouraging recovery for 2008.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011