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Time to Go Virtual? Optimizing Property Inspection Programs With Digital Imagery
Before underwriting a new policy or renewing existing policies, carriers want to understand the risk associated with the property. Has the property been properly maintained or are there significant ...
Insurer Develops Analytics Tool to Avert Workers Comp Fraud at Onset of Claim
Nearly a quarter of small business owners have installed surveillance cameras to monitor employees and avert workers compensation fraud, according to a 2015 poll by Employers. But organized crime ...
Is Your Email Culture Strangling You?
Email. Our lives wouldn't be the same without it. It is a tool that has revolutionized the workplace, improved communication and allowed employees to accomplish more in less time. However, if ...
Are Carriers Facing a Paper Bias for Notices of Cancellation and Nonrenewal?
The insurance industry has been notoriously slow to fully embrace electronic forms of commerce and there may be good reasons for the hesitation. Until recently, antiquated, prescriptive requirements ...
Why Convective Storm Models Are Unreliable
In the United States, severe convective storms (SCS)—also known as severe thunderstorms, which can include tornadoes, hail and strong localized wind gusts—cause average annual insured losses of ...
Breaking the Cycle of Reduced Profitability
The property/casualty insurance industry is wrestling with a troubling paradox: how to cut costs without compromising quality. The U.S. P/C Composite rate was down 4 percent in December 2015, ...
Gaining Value From Big Data Analytics: What It Takes to Get There
Big data analytics can be immensely valuable for organizations across industry sectors, but for many, achieving that value has been difficult. Progress has been constrained by legacy issues in some ...
Verisk CEO: Emerging Tech’s Innovations for Insurers
From drones hovering overhead to connected cars on the roads around us, rapid advances in technology are leading to radical new practices in business and science. These advances may bring benefits ...