Earlier this month Ernst & Young, the international accounting and consulting firm, issued a report titled, “US Life Insurance Industry Outlook.” Reading the report causes one to wonder: Are the people of E&Y really that simple-minded (and would go prove my long-held beliefs about consultants) or were they making an effort to get down to [...]
Entries from January 25th, 2010
Ernst & Young Dumbs-Down to Life Insurance Industry
January 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services, Insurance Marketing
Tags: accountants·Bob MacDonald·consultants·Ernest & Young·life insurance industry
A Plague on the House of the Health Insurance Industry
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Ethics, Financial Services, Insurance Marketing
The national debate over the future of health care in this country has – to say the least – been contentious. Emotions on both sides have run high. From “tea parties” to television commercials, those for and against the “reform” of health care have battled as if the right to a healthy life were at [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·Health care debate·health insurance companies·Joe Lieberman·Sarah Palin
Allianz SE “Timidity” Triggers Blunder in Failure to Acquire Hartford
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services, Insurance Marketing
Timidity in the presence of opportunity is the business equivalent of cowardice in the face of danger. Nothing good results. The timid see opportunity pass by and cowards lose a life worth living. Opportunity is often brightest in the darkness of uncertainty, volatility and change. Likewise, uncertainty, volatility and change also shine a light that [...]
Tags: Allianz Life of North America·Allianz SE·Bob MacDonald·Fireman's Fund·Hartford Financial Group
