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- December 2001
- Case
Cybersettle
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
Cybersettle's management faced a dilemma: How could they turn their company, which provided confidential online settlement services for insurance claims, into a profitable enterprise? Having started during the heady days of Internet "dot-com fever," the company now had... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation Process; Conflict and Resolution; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Internet; Insurance Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "Cybersettle." Harvard Business School Case 902-158, December 2001.
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
the best price, "full stop," said Frei. Another confounding factor for the insurance business is that companies lose money on auto insurance, she added. "Every View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- September 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Discovery Health (A)
A South African health insurance company undertakes a redesign of its prescription drug coverage policy in light of its experiences with Prozac. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Service Delivery; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance Industry; South Africa
Chun, Samuel S., and Shaun Matisson. "Discovery Health (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-046, September 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- April 1996 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Jedi Bank
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Major Insurance Co. is a $15 billion insurance company that is an active, multi-family mortgage leader. This case is part of a negotiation game simulation that also includes Sunshine Villas, Silver Lane Apartments, and Jason Bosworth. View Details
Keywords: Mortgages; Interest Rates; Financing and Loans; Property; Negotiation Tactics; Management; Real Estate Industry; Banking Industry
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Jedi Bank." Harvard Business School Case 396-327, April 1996. (Revised August 2005.)
- May 1996
- Case
First Capital Holdings Corp.
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Harry DeAngelo and Linda DeAngelo
The manager of a money-management firm considers whether to invest in the securities of a large, financially troubled, California-based life insurance holding company that holds 40% of its assets in high-yield junk bonds. Over the past year, the value of its portfolio... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Debt Securities; Bonds; Valuation; Investment Return; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Institutions; Insurance Industry
Gilson, Stuart C., Harry DeAngelo, and Linda DeAngelo. "First Capital Holdings Corp." Harvard Business School Case 296-032, May 1996.
- June 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
The Harrison and HIA
By: Jay O. Light
A large East Coast insurance company is thinking of selling its investment management subsidiary. Several Eurobanks are thinking of acquiring this subsidiary. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Subsidiaries; Investment; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation; Valuation; Insurance Industry
Light, Jay O. "The Harrison and HIA." Harvard Business School Case 205-123, June 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
American Well: The DTC Decision
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
In late 2013, telehealth company American Well, which developed a digital platform that allowed patients to conduct online medical consultations with physicians, is considering pursuing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. Founded in 2006, American Well had, to date,... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Telehealth; Telemedicine; American Well; Schoenberg; Boston; Israel; Technology; Online Care; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Health Insurance; Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Accountable Care Organizations; Technology Change; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Digital Marketing; Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Marketing; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Entrepreneurship; Marketing Strategy; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Boston; Massachusetts; United States; Israel
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "American Well: The DTC Decision." Harvard Business School Case 515-032, March 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
- February 2013 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Assured Guaranty
By: Robin Greenwood, Adi Sunderam and Jared Dourdeville
Nate Katz at Yokun Ridge Capital Management is evaluating an investment in Assured Guaranty, a municipal bond insurance company that is trading at a discount to book value. View Details
Keywords: Value Investing; Investments; Valuation; Insurance; Behavioral Finance; Financial Services Industry
Greenwood, Robin, Adi Sunderam, and Jared Dourdeville. "Assured Guaranty." Harvard Business School Case 213-100, February 2013. (Revised November 2016.)
- September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform (Abridged)
By: Chiara Farronato, Stefano Denicolai and Sarah Mehta
Telepass, until very recently the sole processor of electronic toll payments on Italy’s highways, has ambitions beyond tolling. Since the mid-2010s, the company has been expanding into adjacent services. In 2017, Telepass launched TelepassPay—a mobile payment... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Payment; App; Mobility Services; Analysis; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Value; Value Creation; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Europe; Italy; Milan
Farronato, Chiara, Stefano Denicolai, and Sarah Mehta. "Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 622-050, September 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform
By: Chiara Farronato, Stefano Denicolai and Sarah Mehta
Telepass, until very recently the sole processor of electronic toll payments on Italy’s highways, has ambitions beyond tolling. Since the mid-2010s, the company has been expanding into adjacent services. In 2017, Telepass launched TelepassPay—a mobile payment... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Payment; App; Mobility Services; Analysis; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Value; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Europe; Italy; Milan
Farronato, Chiara, Stefano Denicolai, and Sarah Mehta. "Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform." Harvard Business School Case 622-011, September 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- 15 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market
Keywords: by Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina
- December 2020
- Case
Tokio Marine Group (A)
By: David J. Collis, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
Tokio Marine, Japan's leading insurance company, has spent nearly two decades building a global footprint in different insurance businesses around the world. As the company becomes majority non-domestic it has to make a choice of what organisation structure to adopt to... View Details
Keywords: Organisational Design; Culture; Values; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Insurance Industry; Japan
Collis, David J., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "Tokio Marine Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-417, December 2020.
- Article
New Interest in Incentive Financing
By: Samuel Hayes
The article presents the findings of a study on incentive financings as they apply to institutional investors, particularly life insurance company investors. The author made contact with investment officers in 29 insurance companies, and have collected a considerable... View Details
Hayes, Samuel. "New Interest in Incentive Financing." Harvard Business Review 44, no. 4 (July–August 1966): 99–112. (Reprinted: Brigham, Earl, Ricks, R. B., Readings in the Essentials of Managerial Finance. Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1968.)
- July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Allianz Customer Centricity: Is Simplicity the Way Forward?
By: Eva Ascarza and Emilie Billaud
This case explores the tradeoffs between product personalization and simplicity as companies grow. The case presents an opportunity to understand whether and how each of these approaches enables and/or limits companies’ abilities to provide customer satisfaction while... View Details
Keywords: Simplicity; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customization and Personalization; Customer Satisfaction; Performance Efficiency; Strategy; Insurance Industry; Europe; Germany
Ascarza, Eva, and Emilie Billaud. "Allianz Customer Centricity: Is Simplicity the Way Forward?" Harvard Business School Case 522-008, July 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
- 04 Jun 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
How One Insurtech Firm Formulated a Strategy for Climate Change
- February 1986 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Travelers Mortgage Securities CMO
Describes a series of collateralized mortgage obligations offered by Travelers Insurance. Provides a general description of the life insurance business and the role of life insurance in the capital markets. Also describes a variety of mortgage related instruments,... View Details
Mason, Scott P. "Travelers Mortgage Securities CMO." Harvard Business School Case 286-061, February 1986. (Revised September 1994.)
- May 2001
- Supplement
Mike Levett, CEO Old Mutual
By: Tarun Khanna
Discusses issues related to the transformation of Old Mutual from a mutual company to a stock corporation, and from a South African insurer to a global financial institution. Emphasis is on understanding effects of South African institutional context. View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalized Firms and Management; Financial Services Industry; South Africa
Khanna, Tarun. "Mike Levett, CEO Old Mutual." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 701-807, May 2001.
- August 1999
- Case
Health Resources & Technology
Health Resources & Technology is an entrepreneurial company with aggressive growth goals. The company sells medical-consultation services to insurance carriers that then repackage the service with their health care policies. Founded by two Brigham & Women's Hospital... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Goals and Objectives; Competitive Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry
McGahan, Anita M., and Brian S. Silverman. "Health Resources & Technology." Harvard Business School Case 700-003, August 1999.
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
bond market. Specifically, we show evidence for reaching for yield among insurance companies, the largest institutional holders of corporate bonds. Insurance companies have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
'GEnron'? Markopolos versus General Electric (A)
By: Jonas Heese and David Lane
In August 2019, Harry Markopolos—the forensic accountant known for uncovering Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme—alleged that General Electric had committed accounting fraud totaling $38 billion, coining the term “GEnron” for perceived similarities with the 2001 accounting... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Communication; Energy; Financial Condition; Insurance; Performance; Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Value; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry
Heese, Jonas, and David Lane. "'GEnron'? Markopolos versus General Electric (A)." Harvard Business School Case 121-005, January 2021. (Revised May 2021.)