Negotiation Is the Job: Reframing Defense Work in an AI-Enhanced Era
If you're in the business of resolving litigated or non-litigated claims, you're in the business of negotiation.
The math is simple: Most ...
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Sharpening the Industry’s Most Overlooked Skill
What is causing increasing claims severity trends, and how should insurance carriers attack the problem?
The questions have been asked ...
Insurance Leaders Can Leverage AI to Become Industry Influencers
A group of insurance executives met recently for a company meeting. Following their discussions of sales and product development plans, they attended training to become ...
The Underwriter Redefined
For decades, underwriting was defined by manual processing and a great deal of paperwork. Broker submissions typically arrived by email, requiring underwriters or their ...
The Governance Test for AI in Underwriting
Artificial intelligence is reshaping insurance underwriting.
Submission intake, triage, routine data collection and pricing models for ...
Editor’s Question: How Much Did U.S. P/C Industry Premiums Grow in 2025?
Analysts agree that first-half 2025 underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry more than tripled compared to first-half 2024, translating to a combined ratio of 96.4. But ...
Epoq CEO Reflects as InsurTech Launches Enhanced U.S. Platform
Grahame Cohen can't speak Spanish. But one night, inside a club in Spain, he had a conversation he'd never forget. Cohen, then in his early 30s, was in the country for a salsa dance congress. He was ...
Insurance AI Pilots Without a Framework Are Risky Business
The insurance landscape is complex for many reasons. There are a multitude of products, riders and needs. Insurance is sold through four channels: company-tied agents (captive), multi-carrier brokers ...
Can Global Reinsurers Stay on Track Through 2026?
During the upcoming renewals, S&P Global Ratings expects a moderate decline in pricing for short-tail lines but that global reinsurers will hold firm on terms and ...
Competition to Drive ‘Deteriorating’ Reinsurance Market, More M&A in 2026
Pricing and returns in the reinsurance market are expected to gradually come off recent highs, with the market facing moderately weaker, but still sound, operational and ...