If you see divorce on the horizon and you haven't done any planning, it's probably already too late. Michael Lundy, Founding and Managing Partner at Older Lundy Koch Martino joins us for Part 2 on how a business can survive through a divorce. In this episode, we focus on the legal side of things, which include the division of the business as a mari…

Of the six D’s we talk about in business continuity planning, divorce probably gets the least amount of attention. But during divorce proceedings, business owners face an average decline in revenue of $4,000-a-month! As a result, nearly one in 20 business owners closes their doors due to the financial brunt of divorce. To discuss this important top…

As insurance executives plan for the new year, what’s top of mind? What areas are ripe for innovation? McKinsey Senior Partners Jörg Mußhoff and Fritz Nauck discuss these and other topics. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Sun Life president and CEO Kevin Strain is joining forces with insurtechs and breaking down barriers between IT and business to help the 150-year-old company better fulfill its purpose. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

The decision to stay and grow your business versus the decision to leave and transition your business often puts a business owner at a crossroads. So rather than face the decision head-on, it gets delayed and ultimately made without much forethought or planning. In this episode, Brian Trzcinski welcomes Sam Mendelsohn of Value Builder to discuss wh…

In this epidode, Brian Trzcinski is joined by fellow CEPA and financial planning consultant Jarrod DeSantis of MassMutual to discuss the role the business plays in an owner's personal planning picture. They discuss the three "gaps" all business owners should know--their profit, value and wealth gaps--as well as how planning for the business today c…

Mavrek CEO Martin Hanson has been in the business of selling businesses for over 30 years, coordinating thousands of transactions worth billions of dollars. In spite of all those deals, Hanson shares that not once, in all those years, has a business owner who called him actually been ready to sell their business. In this episode, MassMutual's Brian…

In this episode, MassMutual's Brian Trzcinski welcomes veteran Financial Professional Rick Scruggs, of the firm Financial Designs, to discuss how life insurance can be an important component of not just a business owner's personal protection, but their business protection as well. They will share strategies that can help protect the owner and the b…

In this episode, Brian Trzcinski welcomes CEO Coach and author Abby Donnelly to discuss key findings from MassMutual's latest research study "Planning for the Unexpected". This rank conversation includes real stories about business owners who failed to mitigate risk, and the pitfalls associated with ignoring the details in business succession plann…

To transform a century-old company, Biswa Misra helped AIA Group weave technology into its business strategy and tap into the consumer mentality. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, McKinsey's Eli Larrea speaks with Nichole Lecher, vice president of client experience, strategy, and journeys at Northwestern Mutual. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

In this episode, MassMutual's Brian Trzcinski welcomes Laurie Barkman, aka "The Business Transition Sherpa" to discuss some key topics from her book The Business Transition Handbook. Hear Brian and Laurie discuss why business owners view "transition" as a negative term and how an owner's mindset about transition--both positive and negative--can imp…

Potential value is something business owners are very keen on understanding. Taking a strategic approach to growing value can not just benefit the business for today, but also the owner's financial outlook in the future. In this episode, Brian Trzcinski welcomes George Sandmann, Founder and CEO of Growth Drive, to share his insight on how value gro…

Two words: Family and Business. The two are intrinsically connected, but often operate on divergent planes. In this episode, MassMutual's Brian Trzcinski welcomes Martha L. Sullivan, a CPA and consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group, to discuss balancing a thriving business while creating a lifetime of liquidity for today and a legacy …

At some point in the lifecycle of a business, an owner must make a crucial decision—one that affects the business, family and employees. Do I stay and reinvest my time, energy and money in taking the business to the next level? Or do I leave and move on to the next stage of my personal and professional life? John Warrillow, author of Built To Sell …

The commercial property and casualty insurance industry is facing external pressure, but companies have clear opportunity to reassert relevance. In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, McKinsey partners discuss what the future holds for the property and casualty industry. Find McKinsey's "Global Insurance Report 2023: Expanding commercial P&C’s m…

Business planning is sound business strategy. Yet three areas often come between a business owner and the implemention of effective plans: time, perceived need, and money. In this episode, MassMutual's Brian Trzcinski focuses on how a lack of monetary resources can get in the way of effective business planning with Chuck Richards, CEO of ValuCompas…

Selling a business is not easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it. And while, you may have built a profitable business, there's always inherent risks that could threaten the viability of the business and decrease your value. In this episode, MassMutual's Brian Trzcinski welcomes Chris Vanderzyden, Managing Partner at Legacy Partners, LLLP to o…

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McKinsey senior partner Bernhard Kotanko convenes a panel of fellow McKinsey partners Charlene Wu and Sumit Popli for a wide-ranging discussion of the Asian insurance market. From the outlook for China and Southeast Asia to new commentary on the opportunities specific to Japan and India, the conversation focuses on ways to capture growth and evade …

Can you take a vacation without worrying about the integrity of your business? Have you delegated management decisions to your team? And if you plan to sell or transition your business to the next generation, will you or your presence be an obstacle in that process? It may be "your business". But if you are your business, statistics show that you w…

Mom & Dad built the business, often sacrificing time at home or missing key moments in their children's lives. The kids have literally lived in the business, and may work in the business- but is it really their business? In this episode, Certified Exit Planning Advisor Brian Trzcinski explores this sensitive topic with Lise Stewart, Partner in Char…

In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, McKinsey’s Henri de Combles de Nayves speaks with fellow life insurance experts Ramnath Balasubramanian, Pierre-Ignace Bernard, and Bernhard Kotanko about the issues and opportunities that life and retirement insurers face today in a fast-changing global market. Find the Global Insurance Report 2023: Reimag…

In this podcast, which aired originally on the Strategy and Corporate Finance’s series “Inside the Strategy Room," the chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, Charles F. Lowrey, Jr. talks about what it takes to keep a transformation on track. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 12:16) > In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, McKinsey’s Sylvain Johansson speaks with fellow industry experts—Olivia Loadwick, Christie McNeill, and Philipp Schaumburg—to understand how insurers across the globe are preparing for a net-zero future and how they can gain a competitive advantage. See …

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 32:18) > In this podcast, which originally aired on McKinsey’s Inside the Strategy Room podcast, the long-time CEO of the US insurer MassMutual reflects on the changes in the industry, the risk environment, and the role of the CEO See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 16:05) > McKinsey speaks with Veit Stutz, Allianz’s former global head of business transformation and the current CEO of Allianz Spain. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 20:57) > In this podcast, three claims experts discuss what insurers should consider as they update their technology, ways of working, and workforces to bring forth the future of claims See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 20:06) > In this podcast, McKinsey experts discuss the changing work environment for women in insurance post-COVID and how to strengthen the industry's diverse workforce See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 18:38) > The insurance industry struggles to create economic profit. But amid COVID-19’s enduring changes, opportunities await. A new report from McKinsey & Company, the Global Insurance Report 2022, provides an extensive view on the opportunities and challenges insurers face. In this episode of McKinsey…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:26) > Rosaline Chow Koo breaks down how the CXA Group is working to make group insurance more profitable while simultaneously improving employees’ health and financial well-being. In this conversation with McKinsey Partner Alex Kimura, Rosaline Chow Koo gives insights to CXA, and how the digital-power…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:35) > In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, Partner Alex Kimura shares a conversation with Walter de Oude, Founder and Deputy CEO of Aviva Singlife. Walter talks about his transition from a corporate executive to a start-up CEO, key challenges and trends, and about potential growth opportunities i…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 29:19) > Insurtechs are tech-led companies using new technologies to provide coverage or reinvent business systems in this digital era. Insurtechs are extending innovation throughout the sectors like healthcare, retail, banking – creating a potential competitive threat to incumbents, as well as new oppor…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:10) > In this podcast, McKinsey experts discuss how post-pandemic business models may require a new procurement strategy built on more collaborative partnerships. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:40) > Traditional insurers are seeing growing competition from digital players. The pandemic and customer-behavior changes are pushing the industry to become digital much more quickly, and one of the big levers is building their own businesses. McKinsey’s Ari Libarikian, Pia Schlüter and James Bilefie…

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:24) > McKinsey’s Kurt Strovink, Kia Javanmardian, Dickon Pinner and Antonio Grimaldi discuss climate change and the insurance industry See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:22) > McKinsey’s Kurt Strovink, Stephan Binder and Brad Mendelson share perspectives on the future of the global insurance industry See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationBy McKinsey Insurance

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ASUG president discusses challenges for 2008 -- January 8, 2008 SearchSAP.com caught up with ASUG’s president, Steve Strout, to discuss the organization’s busy 2007, including which SAP announcement had the biggest effect on ASUG and its membership. Strout also looks at how ASUG will put Business ByDesign to use in its own organization, what member…

NCPB tames ‘spider webs on LSD’ with SAP -- December 10, 2007 BOSTON -- The Northern California Public Broadcasting Company (NCPB) had no easy way to view and project budget and fundraising trends until it implemented Outlooksoft. NCPB stuck with the product after SAP acquired it and has already seen significant ROI. SearchSAP.com spoke with Jeff N…

ASUG influencing SAP products behind the scenes -- November 6, 2007 One of the Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG)’s main functions is to give member feedback to SAP on its products and services in order to influence future offerings. This influence is exercised in many ways, including surveys, conferences and ASUG meetings with SAP executives. Rod M…

Becoming (and staying) a business process expert takes business, technical skills -- November 1, 2007 Business process experts face constantly changing demands and must combine technical and business skills to be successful. In this podcast, SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Marco ten Vaanholt, director of SAP’s business process expert commu…

MassMutual's NetWeaver admin director outlines SAP project tips SAP projects are complex, especially for large organizations. In this podcast, MassMutual’s director for SAP NetWeaver administration offers tips and tricks from his TechEd 2007 presentation. Download the podcast hereBy Your (optional) podcast author name

SAP NetWeaver jobs: What the future holds With NetWeaver upgrades going strong and enterprise service-oriented architecture (ESOA) projects becoming a reality, it is an exciting time to be an SAP professional. In this podcast, SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Ori Inbar, SAP's senior vice president of solution marketing for NetWeaver, discus…

SAP Business ByDesign: An introduction -- September 20, 2007 NEW YORK -- On Sept. 19, SAP released more details of its midmarket, ERP on demand product, formerly codenamed A1S. The product, now dubbed SAP Business ByDesign, will be priced at $149 per user per month, and already has early customer stories. At the unveiling event in New York, SearchS…