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Carrier Management Magazine • November/December 2018 Edition

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In This Issue

So You Wanna Be an Innovator in a Big Company

Here's what I've learned. 1. Ban the "I" word. Most innovation in insurance companies comes where customers (or distributors) encounter the company. This is one reason that 89 percent of insurance ...

Is the Reinsurance Cycle Dead or Just Dormant?

Many reinsurance executives have been left scratching their heads in surprise after last year's natural catastrophes, which cost a whopping $100 billion but ended up having very little impact on ...

Chloe and Insurance: A Love Affair

When Chloe steps out the door of her apartment on her way to work in the morning, her vehicle automatically unlocks its doors while the navigation system maps out the best route based on the latest ...

Ask Kodiak Founder Egbert: Culture Is Fluid

This article is part of Carrier Management's Cultural Q&A series featured in the Nov/Dec 2018 print edition. Q: There is a famous saying, often attributed to Peter Drucker, "Culture eats strategy ...

Wasted Opportunity for Reinsurers?

There is a recurring observation that Adrian Jones and Matteo Carbone have included in all of the articles about financial results they have written this year: Reinsurers are paying much of the ...

Inconceivable! 'You Keep Using That Word'

Beginning their third article in a series examining the statutory financial results of InsurTech carriers Lemonade, Root and Metromile, authors Matteo Carbone and Adrian Jones make reference to the ...

Who's Next? The Value of MGAs vs. Carriers

With Next Insurance making a decision convert from a digital managing general agency for small and medium-sized businesses to a licensed insurance carrier in May, there isn't much to report from the ...

Chubb's Chief Culture Officer Leads by Example

Holding the position of chief culture officer is no easy task. It takes flexibility, empathy and an inherent ability to listen—to both what is said and unsaid. With a background in retail banking, ...