Yearly Archives: <span>2014</span>
Reinsurance CEOs: What Alternative Capital Means to Traditional Industry
The hottest topic in the reinsurance world was on the agenda at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in January, where two reinsurance executives gave different perspectives on what ...
P/C Executive Views: Data Security Strategies and Cyber Insurance Sales
As cyber attackers continue to menace businesses in all industry sectors, property/casualty insurers are working to provide network security and privacy coverage. But how are the insurers managing ...
The Challenges Around Big Data and the Lessons to Be Learned
The hype around big data is focusing ever more attention on insurers' data management and analytics capabilities. Analysis of data, creation of predictive models and the ability to take action based ...
How to Successfully Merge Cultures in M&A Deals
The level of merger and acquisition activity is projected to rise in 2014, and while most M&A transactions are driven by growth opportunities for property/casualty insurers, nothing can derail ...
Top 2014 P/C Trend: Investment in Mobile Agent Tech Lags as Carriers Focus on Gen Y
Mobile strategies focused on Gen Y customers and personal lines innovations will shape the plans of property/casualty insurance carrier management teams in 2014, but at least one of these approaches ...
Integrating Reinsurance Management System with Core Systems Reduces Risk
Insurers' numerous intricate reinsurance contracts and special pool arrangements, countless policies, and arrays of transactions create a massive risk of having unintended exposure. Inability to ...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Knitting and Gender Bias in the Insurance Industry
The evidence, accidentally uncovered, unhinged my jaw in surprised incredulity. I am open to the unexpected just as long as it circles my expectations with a close, concentric hug. Tom and I have ...
The Race to Secure High Impact Analytics Talent
Big data is making a huge impact on the insurance industry and fueling this red-hot talent market. As an insurance industry megatrend, analytics impacts every aspect of an insurance organization: IT, ...