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Objects In Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
I have a CD player in my relatively new luxury sports sedan. It plays five—or maybe six—CDs so I can be surrounded by music I choose and like all through even a reasonably long journey. Or maybe ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
Critical Considerations for Integrating Underwriting and Policy Administration Systems
As advanced technology and predictive modeling continue to shape the evolution of insurance operations, two systems remain at the heart of most commercial and specialty insurance ...
Global Insurance Forum Rewind: Underwriters Lead Industry Renaissance, McGavick Says
There is a renaissance happening in the property/casualty insurance industry, and underwriters are at the forefront of the shift back to relevance, according to the leader of XL Catlin. Michael ...
A Different Take on Insurance Price Optimization
Bill Gausewitz, Esq., recently published an intriguing article in Carrier Management that supports insurers using "price optimization" approaches to make profits. He pits "…business goals of growth ...
Clinical Trials and Insurance: Carriers Adapt to Unique, Evolving Demands
Clinical trial liability insurance has been around for more than two decades. But as the development and testing of new drugs has gone global, risks in the sector are growing and also becoming more ...
Is Climate Change Now Its Own Industry?
Interest in climate change is becoming an increasingly powerful economic driver, so much so that some see it as an industry in itself whose growth is driven in large part by policymaking. The $1.5 ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...