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- January 1993 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
AXA: The Global Insurance Company
Claude Bebear, the CEO of AXA, the tenth-largest insurer in Europe, has just completed an acquisition of the Equitable, the seventh-largest insurer in the United States. As part of his strategy to make AXA the first truly global insurance company, Bebear is considering...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Insurance;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Insurance Industry;
Asia;
North America;
Europe
Goodman, John B., and Patrick Moreton. "AXA: The Global Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 793-094, January 1993. (Revised November 1995.)
- January 1990
- Case
Bituminous Insurance Companies
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
Keywords:
Insurance Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and H. Jeff Smith. "Bituminous Insurance Companies." Harvard Business School Case 190-096, January 1990.
- August 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Engineering Inspection & Insurance Company
By: Robert H. Hayes
Engineering Inspection & Insurance Co. (EIIC) is a small but highly successful company that offers machinery and boiler inspection and insurance services. After years of above-average growth and profits, both are retreating toward the industry average, policy delivery...
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Keywords:
Service Operations;
Business Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Insurance;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Hayes, Robert H. "Engineering Inspection & Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 695-009, August 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- October 1986 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Pinnacle Mutual Life Insurance Company
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Pinnacle Mutual is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the world. Offering a full range of financial services, it competes with a broad group of financial service providers. In an effort to compete more effectively, Pinnacle adopted GAAP accounting...
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Pinnacle Mutual Life Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 187-021, October 1986. (Revised November 2003.)
- February 1991 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Tom Paine Mutual Life Insurance Company
A junior portfolio manager at a major life insurance company must choose among various public and private debt alternatives in connection with the funding of a new Guaranteed Investment Contract. The case serves as an introduction to life insurance companies as...
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Moore, Ronald W. "Tom Paine Mutual Life Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 291-030, February 1991. (Revised July 1994.)
- December 1993 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Patriot National Insurance Company
Hammond, John S., and Marjorie Corman Aaron. "Patriot National Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Case 394-096, December 1993. (Revised December 1994.)
- August 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Public Health Insurance Exchanges: The Massachusetts Experience
By: Regina Herzlinger and Jordan Bazinsky
The CEO of Tufts Health Plan, James Roosevelt, is wondering whether to offer insurance products on the Massachusetts Connector, the first U.S. exchange. He wonders if he should enter these uncharted waters at all. And, if yes, with a broad network or a narrow network...
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- Fast Answer
Insurance industry: companies and analysis
Where can I find information on the insurance industry? Best's Library Center: provides profiles of property, casualty, life and health insurance companies in the United...
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- Fast Answer
Insurance company filings: Statutory reports
Where can I find insurance company's statutory reports? Here is what you can do: go to S&P Capital IQ Pro type in the company name at the top search box select from choices on left to view Corporate...
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- April 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Exercise
Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for JLT Insurance Company
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
The Reinsurance Negotiation case is a fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. The case is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and...
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Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Reinsurance Negotiation: Confidential Information for JLT Insurance Company." Harvard Business School Exercise 311-111, April 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- May 2013
- Supplement
Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance
This is the Spreadsheet Supplement for Walker Insurance: Paul Thomson (HBS Case 813057). Includes Exhibit 1a, Exhibit 1b, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, and Exhibit 7.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Search Funds;
Sales Force Management;
Sales;
Sales Channels;
Insurance And Reinsurance;
Insurance Companies;
Acquisitions;
Hiring;
Service Management;
Service;
Insurance;
Salesforce Management;
Selection and Staffing;
Insurance Industry;
United States
- December 2021
- Case
Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-free Online Insurance Platform
By: Amit Goldenberg, Max Bazerman and Ruth Page
"Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-Free Online Insurance Platform" engages students with the challenge of how to influence other parties to not engage in fraud in the context of digital insurance. The case is centered around Slice, a digital insurance company that was...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Insurance;
Digitization;
Honesty;
Negotiation;
Fraud;
Ethics;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Negotiation Types;
Social Psychology;
Conflict and Resolution;
Trust;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Crime and Corruption;
Insurance Industry;
Insurance Industry;
United States;
Canada
Goldenberg, Amit, Max Bazerman, and Ruth Page. "Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-free Online Insurance Platform." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 921-712, December 2021.
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Why we are all insurance companies
- September 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Interactive Insurance Services: Redefining Insurance Distribution
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Marla Malcom-Nagler
Founded in July 1995, Interactive Insurance Services provided personal lines of insurance over the World Wide Web. In June 1996, the company was acquired by Intuit for $7.5 million. The case details the competitive and organizational issues faced by this rapidly...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Growth and Development;
Distribution;
Business Processes;
Competitive Strategy;
Web;
Insurance Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Marla Malcom-Nagler. "Interactive Insurance Services: Redefining Insurance Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 399-017, September 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- July 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
At-Bay Cyber Insurance
By: Marco Di Maggio and David Lane
At-Bay was a cyber insurance startup that offered companies coverage against a wide array of cyber risks—exposure to which the firm was able to quickly assess and price on the basis of technical expertise that traditional insurance carriers lacked. In mid-2019, At-Bay...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Insurance;
Disruptive Innovation;
Risk Management;
Product Marketing;
Distribution Channels;
Information Technology;
Salesforce Management;
Insurance Industry
Di Maggio, Marco, and David Lane. "At-Bay Cyber Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 220-005, July 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- August 2012 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance
By: Michael Roberts, Jim Sharpe and Sonia Nagala Change
Having just acquired Walker Insurance, Paul Thomson finds himself short of funds to support his original turnaround plan. He can request additional cash from his investor group, hunker down and grow at a slower rate or consider a proposal to buy his business. He has...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Acquisitions;
Search Funds;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Insurance;
Turnarounds;
Boards Of Directors;
Sales Force Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Insurance Industry;
Florida
Roberts, Michael, Jim Sharpe, and Sonia Nagala Change. "Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 813-057, August 2012. (Revised June 2013.)
- April 1987
- Background Note
Note on Accounting for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Note on Accounting for Property and Casualty Insurance Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 287-082, April 1987.