Harvard Business

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). With almost 4,000 employees, CSAA IG has embarked on a systemic approach to create a pervasive culture of innovation.

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Insurance Insurance Culture Training 133

Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2017

It might seem, then, that private insurance can be of little help in addressing climate change. There’s concern that for-profit insurers won’t want to insure risky properties, and that individuals won’t have the wherewithal to buy insurance plans in the first place. Dating back to at least F.

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Insurance Insurance Real Estate Industry 130

Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

For example, if you do change management work on big system implementations, you may lose $50,000 or more. They manage the client relationship and often oversee the project, which means that they may require regular status reports or check-ins.

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Intellectual Property Resumes 195

Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Money management · Cash flow – This is probably the hardest part about being self-employed, especially if you are going to work with large companies. A lot of consulting boils down to contracting effectively (clarifying scope and estimated effort), managing expectations, and being an exceptional listener.

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Cash Flow Consulting Insurance Insurance 370

Harvard Business

JANUARY 18, 2018

tax law has made this task even harder with its elimination of the individual mandate for health insurance, a part of the Affordable Care Act that requires individuals to buy insurance or risk having to pay a tax penalty. Critics argue that the new U.S. But the effect of the mandate on coverage was never particularly impressive.

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Insurance Insurance How To Guidelines 107

Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2024

Hippo is poised to disrupt the insurance industry, but can it weather the effects of climate change?

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Insurance Insurance Strategy Strategy& 223

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Decisions you make today will determine whether you’re facing financial chaos — or just a bad day at the office.

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Insurance Insurance Financial Management 171

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But new research suggests it’s also a form of insurance, especially for smaller firms. Many companies sit on piles of cash, even when rates of return suggest they shouldn’t. Researchers have pointed to multiple reasons, including flexibility for M&A and tax advantages.

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Company Insurance Insurance Research 251

Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek. Cleveland Clinic, as well as the IT department at Nationwide Insurance, use a tiered huddle system to drive problem solving down to the lowest possible level and reduce the need for firefighting.

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Time Management Balance Sheet Management Software 145

Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2021

There’s literally not enough money to keep the system afloat in the event of a major attack.

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Insurance Insurance System Strategy& 132

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2023

They don’t know to add a hefty margin to cover things like self-employment tax, business expenses, health insurance, and nonbillable time spent on business administration. Do an internet search such as “typical hourly rate for change management consultant in [your location].” Other tips: Benchmark your rate to increase your confidence.

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Consulting Intellectual Property Deloitte Benchmarking 393

Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2017

Standard business-owner tax deductions include deducting your home office and a portion of your utilities; parking, tolls, and mileage to and from business meetings; books and subscriptions; office supplies, shipping, and postage; retirement contributions, and probably even health insurance premiums on your personal tax return.

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Insurance Insurance Banking Small Business 207

Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 10, 2018

Here are my top tips for managing your self-doubt. Organise insurance. You have to put away your self-doubt and manage your self-talk. How will I figure out ‘how to’ consult? Will I cope with the uncertainty? What if I fail? If any of this applies to you, you’re in good company. Be prepared. Register the business.

Management 136

Management Course Consulting Healthcare 136

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The cloud – which refers to storing, managing, and processing data via a network of remote servers instead of locally on a server or personal computer – is quickly becoming a critical source for innovation. Cloud in the Insurance Sector. However, more widespread reliance on the cloud should proceed with caution.

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Insurance Insurance Data Enterprise 68

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This article shows how Kenvue, a former Johnson & Johnson company invested in “real” insurance policies — capabilities and resources that make a supply chain resilient under conditions of high uncertainty. Specifically the company invested in three strategic capabilities: surge capacity, partnerships, and data and processes.

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Insurance Insurance Policies Resources 202

Harvard Business

MARCH 3, 2023

Five considerations for mental-health-care providers, insurers, and employers.

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Insurance Insurance Resources Management 180

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Insurers can take three steps to retain the benefits of copayments and avoid their downside.

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Insurance Insurance Healthcare Resources 176

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2022

Offer more comprehensive health insurance, provide paid parental leave, and redesign the workplace.

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Insurance Insurance Resources Management 174

Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 10, 2018

Here are my top tips for managing your self-doubt. Organise insurance. You have to put away your self-doubt and manage your self-talk. How will I figure out ‘how to’ consult? Will I cope with the uncertainty? What if I fail? If any of this applies to you, you’re in good company. Be prepared. Register the business.

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Management Video Course Consulting 120

Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 17, 2021

They do the contracting paperwork, carry the insurance, do the invoicing and collections, and even handle your income tax payments so you can focus on doing the work. Some companies provide access to group health insurance so it may be worth subcontracting just to get access to a better/cheaper health plan.

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Consulting Insurance Insurance Talent 195

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Asset managers are institutions that ‘manage money’ on behalf of certain beneficiaries. Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. Major traditional asset managers include: Blackrock. Affiliated Managers.

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Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Dan Weedin is an author, speaker, consultant, coach, podcaster and founder of Toro Consulting , a firm that specializes in small business growth, particularly in the insurance/risk business. Dan Weedin: Well I'd been an insurance broker for pretty much all of my career. So I had been selling insurance but then I started thinking.

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Consulting Insurance Insurance Methodologies 296

Harvard Business

APRIL 29, 2020

Existing plans might not cover the risks posed by these new technologies.

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Insurance Insurance Management 91

The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We all know that risk management is an important part of project planning. Risk management is like a lifeboat in this sea of uncertainty. Here we explore the key steps to effective risk management. What is risk management and why does it matter? risk management creates transparency and builds trust.

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Management Insurance Insurance System 98

Harvard Business

JULY 23, 2018

Another possibility is to eliminate the tax entirely and replace the revenue by incrementally reducing the unrestrained and uncapped federal government tax subsidies on employer-provided health insurance. Extend Health Insurance Tax Breaks to Everyone Who Works. Health insurance is the most critical benefit to workers.

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Insurance Insurance Policies Government 127

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. Would our health insurance programs include their doctors and hospitals? What did we do?

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Management Change Management Culture Leadership 130

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2022

Benefits – Although health exchanges have made it possible to buy your own insurance, it’s still expensive. If you have to buy your own insurance, will you be able to afford it? Can you manage a higher deductible and possibly reduced coverage? Is there a lot of supply (people) who do what you do?

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Insurance Insurance 195

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

For example, an insurance company might take control of hospitals, primary care providers, home services, or community agencies. In early 2018, CVS Health, a provider of retail pharmacies and healthcare stores, acquired Aetna , an insurance company. Advantages & Disadvantages of Vertical Integration.

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Healthcare Industry Insurance Insurance 120

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 31, 2025

Within life sciences consulting, there are a wide range of project types, including product lifecycle management, new product development, market entry strategies, mergers & acquisitions, and regulatory compliance. How to break into life sciences consulting? What do you need to succeed in life sciences consulting?

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Biotechnology Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Consulting 88

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Take insurance, for example. In years past, an important source of competitive advantage for insurers was the ability to price risk better than rivals. And a new ecosystem of finance, insurance, energy, infotainment and maintenance services has emerged based on the data-driven, app economy.

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Company Talent Engineering Insurance 143

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Chief Innovation Officer Jonathan Larsen explains how the Chinese conglomerate manages agility at immense scale.

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Insurance Insurance Agile Management 91

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Burrows, Marsh & McLennan began in Chicago in 1905 and became the world’s largest insurance agency.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 31, 2020

I have summarized how the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act applies to self-employed management consultants, whether you’re a single-person entity (sole proprietor, LLC or S-Corp) or if you’re a small business with employees or subcontractors. Unemployment insurance payments 5. government 2.

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Cash Flow Consulting Small Business Insurance 248

Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2017

This is one of the questions I get asked most frequently by independent management consultants. We live in an extremely litigious society and need to consider asset protection; this is why business insurance is also an important consideration. Also, be sure to factor in personal and business insurance. More about this below.

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Consulting Insurance Insurance Construction 150

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

For example, if an employee costs $5,000 to insure and a family costs $10,000, the 30% cap on penalties increases from $1,500 to $3,000. ADA and GINA, which prohibit use of genetic and family history information for hiring, firing, or underwriting insurance coverage, would no longer apply to wellness programs.

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Insurance Insurance Education Finance 118

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

As the frequency of natural disasters increase, insurance companies are starting to include climate science and the projection of environmental hazards into actuarial assessments, thereby moving away from the traditional reliance on historical data. Though the insured firm risks losing more than the payout, the advantage is speed and ease.

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Financial Insurance Insurance Finance 88

The Fearless Marketer

APRIL 15, 2019

Here’s the opening of an email to executives in the Insurance Industry interested in increasing sales: We’ve all seen this opera a thousand times: Yes, insurance salespeople have been the victim of vicious stereotypes. This opening relies on the stereotype of the obnoxious insurance salesperson. Then call on Dilbert, of course.

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Insurance Insurance Industry Course 88