Leadership & Strategy
Actions vs. Talk: Is the Insurance Industry Coming Through on DEI Commitments?
Though the last five years have included events — specifically the murder of George Floyd — that prompted many company leaders to make commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), many ...
Why Not Go Direct on Homeowners, Allstate CEO Asks
When Allstate's chief executive officer looks at potential growth opportunities for personal lines insurers, he sees an untapped part of the homeowners insurance market—customers that will buy home ...
InsurTech Spotlight: How vQuip’s CEO Left the Football Field and Made His Next Play in Insurance
Cam Serigne, like many in the insurance industry, has had an unconventional career path, serving as a football player in the NFL before launching his own InsurTech. But he said joining an unfamiliar ...
The Race to Waterproof Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals
Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that's nearly complete. This ...
InsurTech Spotlight: FloodFlash Is Closing Coverage Gaps with Parametrics
True to its name, a 2012 flooding event is what initially sparked the idea for the commercial flood InsurTech, FloodFlash. Since then, the company has grown out of an apartment kitchen to a fully ...
Technology Trends Unpacked at Big ‘I’ InsurTech Summit
A new event recently brought InsurTech experts together to explore trends and share tips. On Jan. 20, industry groundbreakers, forward-thinking agents and other digital thought leaders in the ...
Opportunities Across the Metaverse for the Insurance Industry
There's been a lot of buzz about the metaverse lately. Indeed, to borrow a lyric from the Beatles' "Across the Universe," it seems buzzwords are "flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup." But ...
Swiss Re Revamps Structure by Splitting Reinsurance Biz, Creating Client Business Unit
Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organizational structure by splitting its current Reinsurance Business Unit into P&C Re and L&H Re, while creating a new business unit called Global ...