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By the Numbers: Highlights of ACORD U.S. P&C Value Creation Study
The ACORD U.S. P&C Value Creation Study summarized results for the two types of value creators—sustainable and hollow value creators—and for value destroyers by company size (premium volume), ...
Defining Value Creation
Cash flow in excess of cost of capital was utilized as the primary metric to measure the amount of value generated by each of the 100 carriers analyzed in "The ACORD U.S. P&C Value Creation ...
Tech Startups Bringing the Power of Applied Analytics to Potential Plaintiffs
Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier, Nemo, as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog's jaws clamped onto his left hand, sending him to a clinic for sutures and starting ...
CEO Viewpoint: Why SMBs Need Standalone Cyber Cover
It is well known that small and medium businesses (SMBs) face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three percent of SMBs, surveyed in fall 2019—prior to COVID-19 lockdowns—reported ...
Property/Casualty Insurers’ Technology Goals for 2021
The onset and continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone—property/casualty insurers included—respond quickly and reevaluate their priorities. Now, as global premiums rebound, insurers ...
Wildfire Risk Plummets With 10 Feet of Defensible Space: Study
Wildfire risk across the western United States has become a challenging issue for the insurance industry. Heightened risk and extreme events are squeezing carriers and devastating consumers. As a ...
How to Increase Flood Insurance Take-Up Using Behavioral Economics Insights
Proper application of behavioral economics can improve take-up of flood insurance and narrow the protection gap. Sounds farfetched? Let's dig deeper. Behavioral economics is the study of psychology, ...
How to Lower Legal Expenses, Improve Litigation Outcomes With Analytics
Defending lawsuits and managing trials is a major focus area and expense category for insurers—whether they are defending insureds against liability claims or defending themselves in coverage and ...