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Insurance Executives Prove Stupid is as Stupid Does

April 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Management

The Question is Why Do They Keep On Proving It?
There is a well established mantra in the insurance industry that says, “Any change is a threat!” This attitude is to be taken seriously by any self-respecting insurance executive and is, in fact, lesson number one for individuals who are taking “Insurance Executive 101” classes. In [...]

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One Decade Down and Done – Good Riddance!

January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management

Welcome to the second decade of the 21st century. Before we get too far into the new decade, it is appropriate to review all the good things that happened during the past 10 years. However, in researching the events of the last decade, I discovered that all the positive events could actually be listed in [...]

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What’s Wrong with the Insurance Industry?

February 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services, Insurance Marketing

“There’s something wrong with us, something very, very wrong with us. Something seriously wrong with us . . .”
– Bill Murray, Stripes
Based on the steady stream of bad news, you’d think Bill Murray was addressing top managers of America’s biggest insurance companies – rather than the misfits and assorted losers of his fictitious 1981 army [...]

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