Strategy
Insurers Eager for Business Ecosystems but Not Yet Well Equipped to Participate: Accenture
You may have heard "ecosystems" referred to in a business context, where a number of companies from different industries partner to create an interconnected set of services that give the customer a ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo International/Air Worldwide, Verisk and Aon
Sompo International plans to use Air Worldwide's casualty analytics platform to improve its underwriting process for many commercial liability lines. Verisk is rolling out an InsurTech product ...
AIG Combines Reinsurance Divisions Into Single Unit; Ex-Marsh Exec Schaper to Lead
American International Group has combined its various reinsurance divisions into a single global entity dubbed AIG Re. The consolidated operation includes Validus Re, AlphaCat and Talbot Treaty, ...
Chubb Teams With National Association of Women Business Owners to Provide Resources
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) has partnered with Chubb to provide NAWBO members with small business insurance resources, such as education, insurance products and services ...
U.S. Auto Insurance Customers Grow Happier With Direct-to-Consumer Models: J.D. Power
U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings, J.D. Power said in a new report. Overall ...
Executive View: Why Insurers Need to Partner With Customers, Tech Startups
As smart carriers continue to leverage cognitive and digital computing technologies to better understand, mitigate and absorb customers' property and casualty risks, the insurance industry is primed ...
Swiss Re Confirms ReAssure’s Plan for London IPO
Swiss Re AG confirmed that its U.K.-based ReAssure Group Plc unit intends to undertake an initial public offering, giving the business firepower to expand its closed life and pension business. The ...
How InsurTech Can Improve Catastrophe Response
I have been on the catastrophe front lines. I have worked 12-hour days, seven days a week, for weeks on end estimating and paying for losses to ensure people had money to start repairing their ...