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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 2 – Blockchain)

Tom Spencer

Insurance industry observers, for their part, believe that the innovative distributed ledger could introduce a variety of improvements and efficiencies to the insurance landscape, and have the following four applications: Fraud detection. Peer-to-peer insurance. Peer-to-Peer Insurance. Identity management.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. For example: Mckinsey: Insight 2018 and Insight STEM + Healthcare. Introduction.

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Myths of the Gig Economy, Corrected

Harvard Business

In fact, the percentage of millennials with full-time careers is rising at a brisk clip from 45% in 2016 to 66% in 2018, according to the data we collected. In our 2018 EY Growth Barometer, an annual global survey of middle market company leaders, we found some movement away from part-time and gig hiring. 3: Gig is better.

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When Should Multinationals Move Back into Venezuela?

Harvard Business

It includes full-fledged exits by corporations like Clorox , one of the first corporations to cease its operations in the market in 2014 (to later be seized by the Venezuelan government), and companies like Bridgestone and General Mills , which sold their Venezuela businesses to local industrial groups and private investors, respectively, in 2016.

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Helping Remote Workers Avoid Loneliness and Burnout

Harvard Business

It’s a weekday and Jeff, the director of technology at Economical Insurance, kisses his daughter and waves goodbye as she enters the doors of her public school. The 2018 Future Workforce Report by Upwork claims 63% of U.S. ” As more workers work flexibly or remotely, companies will need to change the way they operate.

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AI Will Change Health Care Jobs for the Better

Harvard Business

And 72% are fine with their health insurers having that information. (On The data predict that, from 2018 to 2022, employment in health care will increase by 15% while revenues will surge by 49%. On the other hand, only 38% are willing to share that data with their employers.). Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier.

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Why There’s No Such Thing as a Corporate Entrepreneur

Harvard Business

No matter how poorly an established company is doing — take Macy’s, GE, or the insurance giant AIG as examples — no one there believes in their gut that anything they might do will directly cause the company to go out of business. There’s a belief that the sun will keep rising.