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RiskMatch: Unlocking $120B in Premium Opportunities for Carriers
With an ultimate goal of onboarding 97 brokers handling $120 billion of premium on its platform, a new entrant in the world of broker analytics offers carriers a clearer window into relationships ...
Creating Added-Value Data Sets From Weather Model Forecasts
In the first part of this two-part series of articles, we examined the various weather models that drive most of the forecasts used by consumers and businesses to make weather-sensitive decisions. ...
The Role of Models in Weather Forecasting
UKMET. ECMWF. GFS. GFDL. To most of us, this potpourri of letters are seemingly chosen at random and have no meaning. It's almost as if someone reached into a large sack filled with all 26 alphabetic ...
U.S. P/C Insurance M&A Gaining a Foreign Flavor
Insurance mergers and acquisitions often provide signs pointing to the direction where the industry is heading. Reading the signs today reveals a strong foreign element. In 2014 there has been a ...
More Time Needed for Defining and Deploying Alternatives
To many investors, alternatives are a relatively new phenomenon directly associated with finding solutions to the impact of the financial crisis five years ago. But not for all, says Calvin (Chip) ...
Managing Risk Amidst a Sea(son) of Change
It is hard not to notice that the business environment for property/casualty insurers has changed the past few years. Profound changes, including an evolving regulatory construct and the rise of "big ...
Verisk Analytics CEO Stephenson: Driving Innovation Forward
How do you encourage employees to pursue innovation at your company? "The first thing is you have to make it safe for them," says Verisk Analytics President and CEO Scott Stephenson. "You just have ...
Are Riskier Moves Ahead As P/C Insurers Strategize Investment Mixes?
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. have enjoyed favorable investment returns in recent years, fueled by investment gains from declining interest rates and equity market advances. However, future ...