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The Secret Life of an InsurTech CEO Leading a $5B Cybersecurity MGA
In the early aughts, when Shardul Shah first met technology entrepreneur Joshua Motta as undergraduates at the University of Chicago, Motta seemed unusually reserved. "I found it challenging to meet ...
Tractable’s Next Move: AI Property Claims Assessment Before Damage Photos
Tractable, an InsurTech that revs up auto claims assessment processes using artificial intelligence that's trained on photos of dented cars, is now teaching machines to handle property disaster ...
How Insurers Can Retain Skilled IT Talent With Workload Automation and Orchestration
Insurance companies faced a growing labor shortage before the pandemic, but now the challenge of hiring and retaining skilled workers is even more significant. In late 2021, millions of Americans ...
InsurTech Founders Say Launching an MGA Means Learning to Juggle
Any founders considering launching an InsurTech MGA should learn how to juggle, panelists said during a discussion hosted by Socotra CEO Dan Woods at the 2022 OnRamp Insurance conference. "I don't ...
Amazon and Netflix: Role Models for Insurers? Really?
Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. —Christian Lous Lange It is far too easy for people, including those who should know better—such as insurance industry professionals, ...
Have Insurers Paid Too Much for Asbestos and Other Toxic Torts?
Have insurers and defendants been overpaying for asbestos liability claims? Are there other ongoing toxic torts where that might be true today? The questions arise as a result of a revolution that's ...
I Registered the Term Nuclear Verdicts®. Here’s Why.
In October 2019, a Philadelphia jury delivered an $8 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson for its improper marketing of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal as a treatment for some mental health ...
Social Inflation Hitting the Insurance Industry Hard
Social inflation is increasing at a precipitous rate and resulting in unanticipated costs and risks for insurers. It has pushed up the cost of insurance claims at such a speed and extent that pricing ...