C-suite

Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies names SVP, chief underwriting and analytics officer and Lincoln Financial Group Names James Reid executive vice president, head of workplace solutions.

Talkdesk survey of customer experience professionals points out stumbling blocks to AI implementation

MetLife has hired Carolina Stein, who will be based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sears Merritt will lead technology-focused strategies to accelerate digital transformation at the company.

Jeff Sippel will head the technology organization responsible for advancing Northwestern Mutual’s technology architecture.

Also: Ethos’ chief underwriter, SE2’s new CEO.

Other insurtech people moves: AIG, Aflac, Allstate, Hagerty and CCC.

Prakash Ranjan, the vice president of marketing technology, will focus on the company’s goals to improve digital transformation and increase tech talent.

In other news: Chubb teams up with Betterfly in Latin America; Franklin Mutual partners with vipHomeLink; Aon announces last-mile insurance with CarrierHQ.

In other news: Liberty Mutual launches insurance agency; Neptune Flood releases carbon-neutral plan; New York Life announces CEO-elect.

That’s the takeaway from an Aon Plc survey of 2,344 risk managers, chief risk officers and chief financial officers conducted in the second quarter. Cyber attacks were the No. 1 most-cited hazard, and more than half of the Top 10 risks executives say they face today are tied to the pandemic, according to survey results released Tuesday.

The change is effective Jan. 1, when Lyons will move to the newly created role of executive vice president, global chief actuary and head of portfolio management, the New York-based insurer said in a statement Monday.

In other news: Allstate closes $400M sale of New York life, annuity business; USAA partners with Blink by Chubb; Zurich North America implements Chisel AI.

In other news: Amerisure implements One Inc ClaimsPay tech; California drivers report distracted driving is getting worse; HSB adds social media income to home cyber protection.

In other news: Hippo launches Builders Program; handdii wins the 2021 ACORD Insurtech Innovation Challenge New York; Blockchain-backed title insurance launches in five states.

For its next leader, Ohio National turned to a veteran executive with prior experience leading its independent broker-dealer.

Metrics and strategy are key at YCharts. So are mystery-flavored Oreos.

Leaders must adopt a radically different stance, one that can enable them to pilot through contact turbulence while incessantly fine-tuning their course.

Souheil Badran replaces Alexa von Tobel, who is launching a venture fund.

A new study finds that leader effectiveness is directly correlated with perceptions of organizational readiness for digital transformation.