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Tag: The Savvy Strategist

Underwriting an InsurTech Venture

Provides 14 ways to evaluate an InsurTech Start-up, developed by the author, Bill Tyson, over the past 5 years underwriting InsurTech venture opportunities.

Research Reports to Aid You in Your Strategy Efforts

Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report | Code 2019 InsurTech at a crossroads: Launches stall, funds keep flowing, A blog post by Sam Friedman, insurance research leader, Deloitte Services LP The Top InsurTech Deals of 2018, Accenture, John Cusano, March 22, 2019 The rise of InsurTech, Accenture, January 2, 2019 The InsurTech Phenomenon and The… Read More ›

Harnessing Multichannel Marketing for Strategic Advantage

“Sustainable competitive advantage no longer arises exclusively from position, scale, and first-order capabilities in producing or delivering an offering. All those are essentially static. So where does it come from? Increasingly, managers are finding that it stems from the “second-order” organizational capabilities that foster rapid adaptation. Instead of being really good at doing some particular… Read More ›

A Prescription for Change

You Can Keep the Change…Say What? One of the tough things to swallow in business is the lip service paid by some executives towards change initiatives. It goes something like this: “Yeah, we know have to change but, we are too busy struggling to keep our clients happy while at the same time trying to… Read More ›

Why Does Your Organization Need A Mission Statement?

Well, first of all, a mission statement can be pretty effective at establishing guidelines for people to follow in an effort to achieve a certain loftier, longer term mission.  In fact, mission statements have been used throughout history and many have indeed withstood the pressures and tests of time. Think religion and the book of… Read More ›