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Could Blockchain Make Data Integration a Reality for Insurers?
When most of us hear the word "blockchain," we think about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. But could blockchain technology be used to enhance insurance processes? Tram Vo, CEO and founder of Mobility ...
Looking Into the Future: Writing, Underwriting and Generative AI
In an age where anyone with a computer can be a graphic designer, it's no surprise that magazines are starting to experiment with using artificial intelligence to create their visuals. And while some ...
Where Carriers Are Spending: The Investments Driving Underwriting Change
Although nearly two-thirds of underwriting professionals surveyed in 2021 said that AI and automation tools aren't easing their workloads—and 28 percent said their workloads have ...
Many Cyber Criminals Return After Ransomware Payments Are Made
Over a third (36 percent) of companies that paid a ransom to cyber criminals went on to be targeted for a second time, according to the latest Cyber Readiness Report from Hiscox. In addition, 41 ...
IoT 101: What Insurance Carriers Should Know
The Internet of Things is driving a societal inflection point. Can today's insurance industry prepare for commerce on the other side of this inflection point? Society is replete with inflection ...
What Cyber Underwriters Miss: Small Businesses Aren’t Using MFA Correctly, Advisen Panel Says
As cyber threat actors continue to innovate and find new ways to increase their odds of success, panelists at the 2022 Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference urged underwriters to raise the stakes ...
Learning to Time Travel: Why Insurers Should Embrace Both the Future and the Past
The first insurance company in the U.S., The Friendly Society, was established in Charleston, S.C., in 1735, according to the Insurance Information Institute's insurance handbook, meaning the ...
Underwrite or Autowrite? How Machines Help (or Hurt) the Underwriting Profession
The person who invented autocorrect should burn in hello. We've probably all seen some form of this joke and thought about a situation where a word we wanted to type was replaced by one we definitely ...