CFO / Financial
Ganging Up on Blockchain and Other Hyped Tech Concepts
What is the most hyped InsurTech concept? At the 2017 InsureTech Connect Conference, the favorite answer seemed to be blockchain, although Munich Re Digital Partners CEO Andy Rear was hesitant to ...
Top 10 Takeaways from InsureTech Connect 2017 Conference
More than 3,800 insurance and technology enthusiasts gathered at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas in October for the second annual InsureTech Connect Conference. In addition to insurance executives, the ...
Embracing the Future of Catastrophe Modeling
This year, 2017, marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of catastrophe modeling. Back in 1987, after a few quiet decades of natural catastrophes in the United States, the idea of ...
Legacy Liability: What’s Holding Insurers Back
Legacy technologies came in for a beating at the InsureTech Connect conference in October. These outdated systems are draining resources and not getting the job done. They are also an impediment to ...
Meet the Modeler: Praedicat’s Boudreau Takes the Road Less Traveled for Actuaries
After working on a nagging insurance industry problem on and off for three decades, an actuary, who is also a software engineer, recently devised the solution—a new model of the occurrence form for ...
Handling Tough Negotiations: Advice from a Chief Claims Officer
Many people think about negotiations in a formalized way: offer, demand, counter, counter to the counter and so on. This back-and-forth dance can make many feel uncomfortable. However, negotiation is ...
Data Analytics: Fueling the Future of Insurance
When you read about another new carrier carving out market share, how do they do it? Although they may not be established or a "big name," they harness technology and use data effectively from ...
Former CNA Chair Chookaszian Reveals the Industry’s Unused Asset: Customers
When you serve as a director for five public companies and two dozen insurance technology service providers, you travel quite a bit. Sharing economy innovations have opened a world of new experiences ...