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Virtual Networks
Though face-to-face networking is most effective, virtual networking via channels such as LinkedIn groups is also beneficial and can lead to in-person networking events. According to a 2016 blog ...
Women’s Web: How Women in the Industry Are Overcoming Obstacles to Build Their Network
Networking is a necessary evil in the business world. If you're not a natural extrovert, mingling with strangers can prove awkward and nerve-wracking. This is true for many, but even more so for ...
How to Identify and Overcome Bias in a Predictive Model
This is the first in a series of articles by Valen Analytics looking at the hurdles that insurers must overcome to effectively implement and gain value from data analytics programs. Becoming a ...
Why Application-Less Placements Make Sense for Commercial Insurance
In today's underwriting environment, carriers are constantly asked to do more with less, and do it faster. Underwriters need to underwrite effectively and price the right risks appropriately while ...
Mastering Your Secret Self-Management Strategy: Self-Appointments
Why do some leaders have greater success than others? In this fast-paced world, we are continually challenged to fit more work into the same time frames that we all have. One of the most challenging ...
Taming the Data Storm: Business Strategy for Specialty Insurers
Harnessing data effectively is the specialty insurance sector's next great evolutionary step. Success in underwriting will soon demand that carriers strategically tap into the enormous pools of data ...
How Cyber Accumulations Affect Insurers’ Books
More companies are implementing cyber risk management strategies and considering cyber insurance. As a result, experts are projecting premiums for such insurance protection to reach $7.5 billion by ...
Why Insurers Need a Real Strategy; 12 Steps to Get There
How do insurance company leaders keep their companies current while facing rapid and fundamental changes in their markets? Think strategy. Accelerating changes include: The digitization of business ...