Yearly Archives: <span>2014</span>
A New Year’s Resolution: I Will Protect My Portfolio from Rising Rates
As with personal resolutions and renewed avowals, the start of a new year is the perfect time for insurers to revisit the parameters and goals guiding their investment portfolios. Particularly for ...
Do You Have the Vision to Innovate?
Google the term "insurance innovation" and you'll get over 38,000 results. Probably not surprising, and as you would expect, the results are everything from an actual domain name to consulting groups ...
Inadequate Shareholder Disclosure and Other Killer Risks
While most of the killer risks that can torpedo a company exist within the walls of the organization, the deadliest—in terms of its hidden impact—relates to external communications, a risk expert ...
Savvy Insurers Can Make Homeowners More Profitable
The lion's share of profitability for carriers has traditionally come from the auto business, but this segment is slowing for a number of reasons—and speed bumps may soon give way to roadblocks. ...
Avoiding the Pitfalls and Pratfalls of a UBI Product Launch
Any usage-based auto insurance (UBI) product launch is vulnerable to common reversals that can slow or even derail the project. Some simply cause delays, but others have cost the clients significant ...
Cyber Threats Targeting Insurers Mount; Carriers Not Keeping Pace
While insurers have made significant security improvements, they have not kept pace with today's determined cyber adversaries. As a result, many rely on yesterday's security practices to combat the ...
From Lawyer to Carrier CEO: Charting a Career Course
"You have to find opportunity within every challenge you face." That's how Brian Cohen, the CEO of Pacific Specialty Insurance, sums up the leadership lesson he learned during a prior position at ...