Contributors
Kevin Ahern
Standard & Poor's
Michael E. Angelina
Saint Joseph's University
James B. Auden
Fitch Ratings
- Future Workers Compensation Profitability Faces Obstacles
- P/C Insurer Profits Pressured From All Sides in 2016
- Workers Comp Underwriting Profit Possible as Trends, Reserve Quality Improve: Fitch
- Commercial Lines Market Headed For Profit Deterioration
- Are Riskier Moves Ahead As P/C Insurers Strategize Investment Mixes?
Russ Banham
- Rating the Cybersecurity Rating Firms: How Accurate Are They?
- Cognitive Computing Takes Off
- When Egos Get in the Way: A Guide for New CEOs
- P/C Industry Forecast: (Mostly) Good Times Ahead as Trump Assumes Presidency
- How Trump Presidency Might Boost Carrier Top Lines by Billions
John Beal
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Jill Bookman
American Collectors Insurance
Joseph Bracken
Enservio
- Too Smart to Fail: How AI Will Benefit Customers and Claims Pros
- Competing in the Digital Age Starts With Collaboration
- Intelligent Claims Outsourcing: 3 Skill Sets Required
- How ‘Prosumers’ and More Can Help Insurers Embrace the Digital World
- Positive Online Claims Experiences Can Build Customer Loyalty
Erich Brandt
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources
Erich Bublitz
ADX Binding Authority
Joseph Budzyn
OneBeacon Technology
Chris Burand
Burand & Associates
- The Competitive Advantage: On the Other Side of the Desk
- Burand’s State of P/C Insurance Industry Part 2: How to Pick Winners as More Carriers Consolidate or Waste Away
- Burand’s State of P/C Insurance Industry, Part 1: Agencies Facing Paradigm Shift
- Carrier Disintermediation of Agencies
- The Curious Case Of Bad Math & Why It Does Not Matter
Keri Calagna
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Christina Carroll
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Bonnie Cavanaugh
- Introverts in the Workplace: Are You Overlooking the Untapped Potential of Half Your Workforce?
- Carrier CEO Viewpoint: Seeing Through Customers’ Eyes Gives Leadership Vision
- It’s Less Lonely at the Top
- Growing for the Future: Insurers Describe Their Leadership Development Programs
- New Tech Can Help Boards Avoid Embarrassing Information Leaks
Terrence W. Cavanaugh
Erie Insurance
Lou Centini
The Darden School
Prateek Chhabra
The Hanover Insurance Group
Karen Clark
Karen Clark & Company
- What Harvey and Irma Say About the Accuracy of Catastrophe Models
- Innovation in Risk Modeling: How to Build a Plane While Flying It
- How New Rating Agency Formulas Could Impact Reinsurance and the ILS Market
- Big Data Analytics: Mining Your Catastrophe Claims Data for Competitive Advantage
- Why Convective Storm Models Are Unreliable
Brian S. Cohen
Altamont Capital Partners
Ed Combs
G Edward Combs Consulting, Fractal Analytics
Mary Ann Cook
The Institutes
Scott Corzine
FTI Consulting
- Becoming Cyber Resilient: A Seven-Step Guide for Insurers
- Preparing a Comprehensive Cyber Incident Response Plan
- Regulatory and Market Imperatives Place Cybersecurity High on Carrier Agendas
- Elements of a Properly Structured Business Continuity Plan
- Why Underwriters Should Require Business Continuity Plans From Insureds
Dax Craig
Valen Analytics
- Valen Summit Takeaway: Insurers Unsure of Who Their Customers Are
- Repairing the Tumultuous Commercial Auto Line of Insurance
- Does Analytics Mark the End of Underwriter Influence?
- What Happens in Math Class Impacts The Bottom Line; Addressing the STEM Skills Gap
- Fighting Workers Compensation Fraud With New Strategies
Michael Dileo
Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company
Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Bloomberg
- Streams of Raw Sewage Overwhelm Cities Slammed by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
- Trump Announces Plan to Withdraw From Climate Accord, Possibly Seek Better Deal
- Trump Budget Would Eliminate Industrial Disaster Watchdog Agency
- VW Pursues Final Approval of $14.7B Emissions Deal; Vehicle Fix Still Pending
- TransCanada Files $15B NAFTA Claim on Obama Keystone XL Rejection
Lisa Doherty
Business Risk Partners
Coface
- Asia-Pacific Offering Varied Growth Opportunities for Insurers
- South Africa: Key to a Continent
- In Spite Of Risks, Turkey Attracts Carriers
- Economic Indicators For Brazil (2010-2013)
- Focus On Brazil: Strong Economy, Looming Infrastructure Projects Present P/C Insurance Opportunities
John Elbl
AIR Worldwide
Randy Evans
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Martin J. Frappolli
The Institutes
Jess Fung
Willis Re
Donna Galer
Hanover Stone Solutions
Robert Gallagher
International Marine Underwriters
Bill Gausewitz
Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Tomas Girnius
AIR Worldwide
Frank S. Goldstein
Goldstein Law Group
Walt Grassl
WaltGrassl.com
James Guszcza
Deloitte Consulting
Aaron Halpert
AMH Advisory
Erin Hamrick
Sterling James
- APIW’s Woman of the Year: Career Reflections and a Challenge for Insurance Leaders
- Careers Reimagined: Is the Insurance Industry Ready for Our Second Act?
- The Uberization of Insurance and Pac-Man
- Do You Have the Vision to Innovate?
- Are You A Magnet For Talent?
Nathan Harnetiaux
Kemper Corporate Services
Joseph S. Harrington
- Blockchain and Insurance: The Time Is Right, But for What?
- Saying ‘No’ Key to Strategic Success
- Tech Making Insurance Obsolete, Exec Says; Risk Transfer No Longer a Large Nos. Game
- Regulators Scrutinizing Premium Caps; Similarity to ‘Price Optimization’ Cited
- NAIC Task Force Mulls Consumer Disclosure Requirement on Big Data Collection
Connor Harrison
The Institutes
Stuart Hayes
Towers Watson
Denise Heybrock
Aon Hewitt
Patrick Hirigoyen
The Hirigoyen Group
Tom Johansmeyer
ISO/Verisk Solutions
Matthew Josefowicz
Novarica
Daniel Kaiser
CUNA Mutual Group
Bill Keogh
Ultimate Risk Solutions
Kymberly Kochis
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Alex Korb
Verisk Analytics
Joan Lamm-Tennant
Blue Marble Microinsurance
Andrea J. Lee
Thought Partners International
Tyler Leverty
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Douglas M. Libby
Crum & Forster
Joe Louwagie
Property Claim Services
James Lynch
Insurance Information Institute
- I.I.I. Viewpoint: Why ProPublica’s Auto Insurance Report Is Inaccurate, Unfair and Irresponsible
- Not All ‘Optimization’ Is Price Optimization; Allstate’s CGR Proves It
- An Accident of the Rating Process: Allstate’s Cure Explained
- About Those Rates: Why Allstate’s Rating Program May Not Be What It Seems
Yuluen Ma
Illinois State University
Kathleen Mahieu
Aon Hewitt
Joel Makhluf
Enservio
Randy Maniloff
White and Williams, LLP
Elizabeth Marazzo
OneBeacon Technology Insurance
Jon McNeill
Enservio
- Harnessing the Mobile Revolution to Meet High Customer Expectations
- How to Embed a Culture of Innovation
- Meeting the Challenges of Self-Service Insurance
- How Insurers Can Wield Social Media to Attract Millennial Customers
- Making Renters Insurance Something Millennials Can Tweet About
Aaron Michel
AIR Worldwide
Michael D. Miller
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Howard Mills
Deloitte LLP
- More Regulatory Uncertainty: Coping With Brexit
- What’s in a Name? The Importance of Reputation Management
- Objects In Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
- Strategies for Coping With a Tsunami of Regulations
- Questions P/C Carrier Boards Should Consider
José Miranda
Tokio Millennium Re
Tim Morris
Hanover Stone Solutions
John F. Mullen
Nelson Brown & Co.
Michael R. Nelson
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Graeme Newman
CFC Underwriting
- Opinion: Traditional Insurers Must Embrace Cyber Physical Risk
- Tech and Medical Device Convergence Exposes New World of Risks
- Instagram, Crowdsourcing and the New Risks of Emerging Technology
- The New Age Of Technology: 3-D Printing
- CEOs & Social Media: A Matter Of Trust
Chris O'Kane
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
Scott G. Paris
Nelson Brown & Co.
Frank Petersmark
Tabula Rasa Consulting, LLC
- Building an Effective IT Strategy
- If You Don’t Have a CIO on Your Board, You’re in Trouble (and You May Not Even Know It)
- The Evolution of the CIO: More Opportunities Ahead
- What CIOs Should be Telling Carrier Board Members About Tech Risks
- Why Company Culture Matters to CIOs
Joseph L. Petrelli
Demotech
- A Boardroom Guide to NAIC’s ORSA
- Underreserving, Balance Sheet Fundamentals Taking a Back Seat in Rating Agency Analyses
- Demotech Reserve Study Disclaimers
- ‘Industry’ Loss Reserve Studies Not Meaningful: Demotech Analysis
- Demotech U.S. Company Classification System
Jon Picoult
Watermark Consulting
- Where Business Leaders Should Spend More of Their Time (But Don’t)
- Stop Wasting Your Money on Customer Experience
- The Chicken and Egg of Employee Engagement
- Investment Returns Reveal Payoff of Great Customer Experience for Insurers
- Forget Big Data—Try Focusing on Small Data
Dan Pitcher
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Nat Pope
Illinois State University
Anand Rao
PwC
- Man and Machine: The Future of Insurance Work and Workforce
- Artificial Intelligence in Commercial Insurance
- Artificial Intelligence in Personal Insurance: ChatBot Agents, RPA ‘No Shoring’ AdminBots and More
- Stepping Into the Cockpit: Redefining the Role of Finance in the Digital Age
- Disruptive Innovation: Changing Mindsets for Success
Max Rudolph
Hanover Stone Solutions
Marcel Schwantes
Leadership From The Core
- ‘Trust Falls’ Don’t Work: Understanding the Real Building Blocks of Corporate Culture
- Leader-Leader vs. Leader-Follower Cultures: How Great Leaders Share Leadership
- How Great Leaders Lead
- How Great Leaders Build Community
- Developing People: It Matters to Great Leaders
Sim Segal
SimErgy Consulting
Ruth Sencio
ReSource Pro
Jerry Shafran
Compliance Assurance Corp.
Mike Siegel
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Daniel Simnowitz
QBE North America
George Skaff
Nuance Communications
Matt Stahl
FTI Consulting
Scott Stephenson
Verisk Analytics
Paul Stulgaitis
Blue Rock Consulting
Steve Sumner
Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting
Wesley Todd
CaseGlide
- The Three Ways Technology Can Transform Claims and Legal Expenses Into Valuable Assets
- How to Win Big With Predictive Claims Analytics: Six Steps for Insurance Executives
- Back to the Future: How Claims Execs Can Use Analytics to Become Experts on Their Pasts
- Claims Innovation: How Your Company Can Use Legal Document Automation to Win Big
Pat Walsh
Insurance Auto Auctions Inc.
Shaun Wang
The Geneva Association
Marianne Westphal
DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment
Tom Wetzel
Wetzel and Associates
Brad Whatley
The Jacobson Group
Dickie Whitaker
Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
Rachel N. Wilkins
Demotech Inc.
William Wilt
Assured Research
- Fewer Settlements on Courthouse Steps: What Insurance Execs Are Saying About Social Inflation
- Social Inflation Is Back, Fueled by Lawyer Advertising and Other Factors: Assured Research Analysis
- Top Five Regional Insurers: Combined Ratio Rankings
- Financial Analysis: Why Regional Writer ROEs Lag Nationals
- P/C Insurer Mergers: Reaching the Tipping Point
Dave Wingert
Grinnell Mutual
Jason Wolf
Koch Parafinczuk & Wolf
A. Judd Woytek
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Jim Wrynn
FTI Consulting
John Wurzler
OneBeacon Technology Insurance
Alan Zimmermann
Assured Research LLC
- Fewer Settlements on Courthouse Steps: What Insurance Execs Are Saying About Social Inflation
- Social Inflation Is Back, Fueled by Lawyer Advertising and Other Factors: Assured Research Analysis
- Top Five Regional Insurers: Combined Ratio Rankings
- Financial Analysis: Why Regional Writer ROEs Lag Nationals
- P/C Insurer Mergers: Reaching the Tipping Point
