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Another Soft Market Is Inevitable
In recent weeks, executives of brokers and carriers have been delivering mixed messages about conditions in the commercial insurance market. "The long curve, the larger trend, is bending in a ...
How to Build a DEI Strategy That Won’t Fall Victim to Burnout
As someone who has worked in and has been a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for much of my career, I know on an instinctive level the incredible value that a diverse workplace ...
Viewpoint: Why Embedded Insurance Is Bad for Consumers and Insurers
In my view, embedded insurance is everything that is wrong with the startup approach to insurance. Rather than look at things from the consumer's perspective and ask how it helps them, embedded looks ...
Louisiana Blueprint: How to Repair Florida’s Home Insurance Market
Florida's home insurance market has been in crisis for years, and recent tort reform aims to reduce claims costs by putting an end to frivolous lawsuits, a welcome development in a state where ...
Viewpoint: Detecting Digital Deception in Claim Photos
More than 85 percent of Americans own a smartphone, meaning about 300 million people across the country have high-resolution digital cameras tucked into their pockets. The ubiquity of these devices ...
Future-Focused Insurance: Rethinking How to Sell to Millennials, Gen Z
As Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2005) and millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) continue to age into the workforce and begin to inherit generational wealth, their buying power is ...
TypTap Insurance President Talks About InsurTech’s First Profit, Future
When HCI Group's TypTap Insurance launched in 2016, it created a buzz in the industry and some skepticism, due to the company's plan to rely heavily on mapping technology and property data. This ...
How Underwriters Can Use Data to Gain Competitive Advantage
The phrases "data is the new gold" or "data is the new oil" indicate data has become a commodity in the insurance industry, but how can insurers harness their data to make processes faster and more ...