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Phase Two of Insurance Innovation: Exploring ‘How-To’ Questions
When Celent's Michael Fitzgerald started asking carrier executives how important innovation was to their business strategies back in 2013, 30-40 percent would say it was "somewhat important" rather ...
Insurers Dabbling With Smart Home Tech, but No Winning Model Has Emerged
An instinct for self-preservation has carriers dipping their toes into the smart home technology space, but no U.S. insurer has taken a full plunge so far. The industry hasn't settled on how it ...
‘Underwriting by Google’ Leads to Wrong Answers on Autism Drivers
A chief underwriting officer of one of the largest P/C insurers once said to us, "I don't know what the next asbestos will be, but it will be whatever causes autism." The rate of autism spectrum ...About Church Mutual
Church Mutual is the largest insurer of religious institutions in the country, with a history dating back more than 120 years. The company insures houses of worship, human services organizations, ...
How a Wisconsin Mutual Insurer Became a Model Innovator
The most innovative ideas in the insurance industry don't always come from global mega insurers with large teams of technology experts that spend all their time devoted to imagining new ways of doing ...About Church Mutual’s Sensor Technology Program
In 2017, Church Mutual Insurance Company was recognized for its Sensor Technology program with the "Award in Innovation" by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and by Celent with a ...
About Guy Russ
Guy A. Russ, MBA, CPCU, ARM, is Assistant Vice President-Risk Control for Church Mutual. Although he officially joined Church Mutual in August 2012 as director in the carrier's administration ...About Celent Model Insurers
Celent Model Insurer is awarded for best practices of technology usage in different areas critical to success in insurance and is the main award that an insurance carrier can receive from Celent. It ...