Operations/tech

Current CEO Bradley will receive 78,760 shares of restricted stock over a 12-month period, as well as 135,000 stock appreciation rights with an exercise price of $43.80.

KPMG has been appointed to succeed its Big Four rival as the up-for-sale Bermudian tries to turn the page on its delayed annual filings.

Policygenius laid off staff just two months after doubling its total funding to $250mn in a Series E round.

The ~$60bn-premium marketplace is only going to grow, and in the aggregate can outperform insurers’ own underwriting.

His comments come on the heels of Markel’s announcement last week that the co-CEO plans to retire by March 31, 2023.

Hansen’s appointment is in support of the company’s decision to separate the roles of chairman of the board and CEO.

Shareholders supported Buffett remaining as chairman and chief executive on a nearly 6-to-1 margin.

“We like where we are positioned right now in terms of the performance of some of that strategic hiring,” Glaser told analysts.

Berkshire’s board opposed the proposal and recommended that the shareholders vote against it.

Individual staff like the freedom and flexibility of hybrid working, but management is concerned about hidden long-term costs.

The CEO says shortfalls exposed by responses to the pandemic can spur companies to finally take climate and other long-tail risks seriously.

The US firm is looking at expanding across Australia, Canada and the UK after securing new investment.