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5 Tips for Successful Digital Transformation
New digital technologies are transforming the way business is done across the enterprise. The potential benefits of a successful digital transformation are compelling. What business would pass up the ...
Disaster Fraud Rampant After Floods, Hurricanes
This year, extensive flooding has already affected parts of Texas and Louisiana. With more rain producing floods forecasted for the southern part of the U.S. this spring, the likelihood of disaster ...
Amica, Tech Company Test Hail Weather Sensing Platform to Improve Claims Handling
Amica Insurance and Understory Inc., a weather data and analytics company, recently announced the development of a new weather sensor and data analysis network to test hyper accurate ground-level ...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested in fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a recent report that urges state insurance regulators ...
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: The Next Best Thing to Being There
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are gaining steam as companies design and develop products to engage us both in the workplace and as a leisure activity. Largely driven by advances in ...
People Are Key to a CFO’s Success: Regan, Group CFO at QBE
When discussing his career as a chief financial officer, Patrick Regan, group chief financial officer for QBE, emphasizes the importance of people and the team the CFO builds. "You're only as ...
U.S. ORSA Reports Need Improvement: Regulator’s Viewpoint
If U.S. regulators graded insurers on their ORSA reports, the report cards might say "incomplete" or "needs improvement," a representative of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ...
Stepping Into the Cockpit: Redefining the Role of Finance in the Digital Age
Finance functions within insurance companies have traditionally been the stewards of historical data, analyzing and presenting what happened via management dashboards and reports. However, CFOs are ...