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Closing the Gap Between the Promise and Reality of Catastrophe Modeling
Beginning with the completion of my academic studies in earthquake engineering and continuing throughout my 25-year career in property/casualty insurance, I have been driven by the need and the ...
Dealing With COVID WC Vaccine Liability When the Office Reopens
As the owner of my own company, a lot of work, research and tension has accompanied our reopening plans. While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, ...
Five Ways for Leaders to Encourage Inclusion for Employees With Disabilities
There are an estimated 1.85 billion people with disabilities globally, with spending power of $490 billion in the U.S. alone. Friends and families of people with disabilities add another 3.3 billion ...
Reinsurers and a Tech Oligopoly: The Future of Insurance
When Marty Young, co-founder of InsurTech Buckle, participated in a keynote interview at an M&A insurance conference late last year, the executive warned that the insurance industry is on the ...
10 Phrases Confident Leaders Use
Communication is a key leadership skill. To lead others effectively, excellent communication is paramount. It not only delivers tasks but provides the motivation and confidence that teams and ...
Taking a Growth Pause: Preparing for Long-Term Success
When you are in the early stages of starting your company, your one focus is to get things rolling. To do that, you prioritize: raising capital, getting your Certificate of Authority, obtaining ...
Opioids Are the Next Tobacco. Are Antibiotics the Next Opioids?
The fact pattern is familiar. Drug companies market a legal and regulated drug, resulting in significant overprescription of that drug. Over time, a public health crisis emerges and annual deaths ...
How Carriers Can Fix Their Hiring Processes
Are you struggling to find and retain top performers? Are your employee engagement and productivity rates not as high as you'd like? Are you concerned that you're not attracting enough diversity ...