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IVANS Digital Distribution Tool Will Help Carriers Grow—With Agents
With no intention of disintermediating anybody, IVANS is rolling out new commercial lines "digital distribution capabilities," which the firm promises will give carriers a "data-driven method" to ...
Small Business Insurers Blend Know-How and Tech to Stand Their Ground as Upstart Challengers Threaten
The Hartford is one of the longtime, traditional players in the small business insurance market; Hiscox USA is relatively new to the market. Both claim success as major U.S. players in the space. The ...
Trends in Smart Homes: What’s Next?
The smart home industry is beginning to take hold, and safety and security are going to play a key role. Consumers will be spending $130 billion annually on smart home systems by 2020, according to ...
Lessons On Value and Innovation
My neighbor has Hank Greenberg inscribed on one of his balls; he is inordinately proud of this. You might say he's a fan. The circumstances under which I discovered my neighbor's asset need not ...
Repairing the Tumultuous Commercial Auto Line of Insurance
There is little uncertainty that commercial auto is in a time of turbulence. Between the enormous claims payouts, increasing claim frequency and escalating issues with driving behavior, something ...
Is Any Carrier Winning the War for Executive Talent? Carrier Management Ranking Tallies Execs on the Move
The war for executive talent continued to rage in the property/casualty insurance industry last year, as carriers announced new hires at management and executive levels, mainly from competitors ...
How New Rating Agency Formulas Could Impact Reinsurance and the ILS Market
U.S. hurricane is the peril most likely to cause the largest insured catastrophe losses and therefore financial impairment for insurance companies that are not adequately prepared. To date, rating ...
Talent and Technology Top Claim Department Challenges
Maintaining quality staff and keeping up with changing technology and its costs continue to be major drivers of challenge for property/casualty claim departments, according to company executives. In ...