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Lemonade, Root and Metromile: Can David Challenge Goliath With No Sling?
Continuing a series in which we evaluate and discuss the financial performance and operating results of the InsurTech carrier trio of Lemonade, Root and Metromile, we find continued growth and ...
A Model for CEO Excellence
What separates an excellent CEO from the rest of the pack? In a new study on "The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs," McKinsey & Company looked at the six main elements of the CEO's ...
What Is the ‘Next Opioids’ and What Will It Mean for Casualty Insurance?
Opioids litigation, with over 2,000 cases brought by state and local governments against dozens of defendants including opioids manufacturers, retailers and distributors, is being closely watched by ...
Identified: High-Impact Technologies That Will Reshape the Insurance Industry
For more than 50 years, insurers have used technology to automate the systematic procedures and processes of the business. The focus has been on streamlining operations and managing large volumes of ...
The Great Insurance Debate: Who Owns the Customer—Agent or Carrier?
For as long as insurers have distributed products through agents, a difficult question has dogged the industry: Who owns the customer? It's not an academic query. The answer has important strategic ...
Hey (Re)insurers: Don’t You Mean (Insure)tech?
Every publication that reports on insurance these days is divided into at least two camps: the "InsurTech" camp on one side and the "insuretech" devotees on the other. Yes, there are even more ...
Reading the Tea Leaves for Insurance Distribution
"Fewer, more specialized agents and brokers empowered by technology." That's how Roland Chan, CEO and Co-Founder of FindBob, responded to the question, "What does the future of commercial insurance ...
Selective Disruption in the Insurance Industry
When I was transitioning out of my previous tech company, an acquaintance mentioned the untapped potential of the insurance industry for my next step. He saw how a young and hungry startup could ...