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Winter Weather Loss Prevention: A Strong ROI Opportunity for Property Insurers
Non-weather-related water perils are a part of all insurers' books of business. But our environment is experiencing what seems to be increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather events that can ...
An Insurance Journalist’s Perspective on Southern California’s Wildfires
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SERIES It was pitch black in the house and the power was off. The Santa Ana winds were howling. As planned, my wife, Jenny, gathered our two dogs and cat and scurried them into ...
Sentry Transformation Saves ‘Tens of Thousands of Hours’ With AI in Claims
It would be hard to find a better testimonial to the power of artificial intelligence than what you'll get when you speak to people overseeing an AI and technology transformation at Sentry ...
Homeowners Insurance: Housing Shortage Collides With Wildfire Risk
Growth was clearly a theme running through fourth-quarter 2024 conference calls, although the message coming from companies was necessarily more nuanced where growth in homeowners (HO) insurance is ...
Enterprise Risk Management Secrets for Long-Term Company Growth
If my conversations with property/casualty insurance executives are any indication, many leaders view enterprise risk management (ERM) as simply an exercise for complying with regulations, reassuring ...
How to Operate in Today’s ‘Bananas’ Casualty Insurance World
Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today's casualty ...
Why the LA Wildfires Should Not Have Been a Surprise Loss
The January 2025 LA Wildfires caused unprecedented losses, but those losses should have been anticipated by insurers. The purpose of catastrophe models is to prepare insurers for losses that haven't ...
Bringing Positive Vibes Back to Personal Lines Insurance
Nationwide's Casey Kempton has a vision to bring positive vibes back to engagements between personal lines insurers and their customers—and it starts with understanding the "mental models" that ...