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Reinsurance Program Could Wipe Out Need for Calif. FAIR Plan: Legal Exec
Merritt Farren, a former high-ranking legal executive at Disneyland and Amazon, has launched a bid to become California's next insurance commissioner. His platform focuses on stabilizing the state's ...
Machine Learning for Mutuals: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next
Recently, I spoke with a chief product officer at a large excess and surplus (E&S) company, and he shared his vision for streamlining intake in this way: "Straight-through processing a third, ...
Lessons From 25 Years Leading Accident & Health at Crum & Forster
Crum & Forster's (C&F) Accident & Health (A&H) Division proudly celebrated its 25th anniversary, a milestone that reflects just how far we've come. What began as a small, scrappy ...
Modern Underwriting Technology: Decisive Steps to Successful Implementation
For commercial insurers, modernizing front-line underwriting technology is now critical to stay competitive in a fast-moving market where risks and customer expectations are constantly shifting. ...
Navigating Seasonal Spikes in Insurance: Lessons From the 2025 LA Wildfires
The insurance industry has always operated in cycles. Natural disasters, seasonal weather patterns and unexpected catastrophic events create predictable surges and lulls in demand. What remains far ...
Six Forces That Will Reshape Insurance in 2026
The insurance industry is entering one of its most promising periods as market conditions shift. As carriers continue to invest in modern infrastructure, they will find new markets opening up. ...
Negotiation by Design: Why Writing Beats Talking
In the modern litigation environment, negotiation is no longer a soft skill. It is the dominant process by which 99% of litigated claims resolve. This reinforces the importance of mechanics—the ...
Five AI Trends Reshaping Insurance in 2026
Insurers are famously slow to sign on to emerging trends and technology. This cultural tendency to take the long view is often helpful, as actuarial science plays out over years if not decades. The ...