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Assessing InsurTechs’ Greatest Value to the Industry: Talent
The biggest contribution of InsurTech to the insurance industry may well be talent—technology talent, insurance talent, just raw talent. I recently tallied the headcount at over 400 notable ...
Branch Insurance Sprouts From Roots of Asking Why
"Ask Why. It's how we learn new skills, grow as a team, and invent. Without asking 'why?' we'd never get to the deeper understanding needed to create breakthroughs." Those are the words that describe ...
Birth of a Unicorn: How Branch’s Founders Turned Noes Into Yeses
Like most startups, the founders of unicorn Branch faced some early setbacks. In a word, the process was "intense," according to Steve Lekas, co-founder and CEO of the InsurTech, which bundles home ...
Workplace Flexibility Key in Capturing Competitive Edge
Ira Ziff recruited the perfect CFO for the job. The candidate checked all the boxes for a small-town insurer Ziff works with as president of Precision Research Group. The prospect—about 40 years ...
How Carriers Can Meet Strategic Goals During Inflationary Times
At the dawn of the 2020s just over three years ago, no one, including property/casualty executives, thought a pandemic would sweep the globe. The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
Loss Reserving and Pricing in a Time of Inflation
Inflation and the threat of a recession are a reality not to be ignored. The combined effects of the Ukraine conflict and post-COVID supply chain disruption resulted in inflation rates not seen in 40 ...
How Is Your Food Processed? An ‘Emerging Damage’ Risk
I am old enough to have been taught the four basic food groups in elementary school and the importance of eating some from each of the groups no matter how much I might dislike one or more of them. ...
Why a Focus on Development Is Critical to Retaining Talent
The insurance industry's talent problems are no longer looming — they are here. While it may take many components to find a potential solution to this problem, one area that should get our ...