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Software Solution Development Tools—Sounds Good, But…
Over the past decade, tooling has become an attractive option for both insurers and software vendors as a way to create customized solutions. However, like any overused buzzword, "tooling" has many ...
Are Traditional Insurers Ready For P2P Car-Sharing Challenges, Opportunities?
The emerging trend in sharing personal assets—sometimes referred to as "collaborative consumption" or "the sharing economy"—presents challenges and opportunities to property/casualty insurance ...
Nonorganic Growth Strategies: Building Niches With Lift-Outs & Bolt-Ons
You are the president or CEO of almost any size property-casualty company. You have just met with your board of directors, and their clear direction is that growth is needed. In the competitive soft ...
MPLI Lagging Commercial Lines Underwriting Cycle
Medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) is a smaller specialty property/casualty insurance underwriting segment that has generated strong annual underwriting profits since 2006, considerably ...
Third-Party Litigation Funding Appears On Rise But Who Really Knows?
While third-party litigation funding has just started to grab headlines in the United States, the funding method has been used in Europe for some time. People in the United States didn't see a need ...
California Earthquake Authority’s First CIO Reflects C-Suite Trend
Technology veteran Todd Coombes' approach to his new job as the first chief information officer for the California Earthquake Authority is to keep an enterprising yet cautious eye on the risks and ...
Karen Clark Explains The Basic Facts About Hurricanes
The 2013 hurricane season is upon us and with it the usual spate of hurricane predictions. Most forecasts will call for an active, above average season in 2013, due to factors such as warm sea ...
The New Age Of Technology: 3-D Printing
Earlier this year, scientists from Cornell University successfully created an artificial human ear by printing it on a 3-D printer. Created by squirting living cells into an injection mold, the ears ...