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The Race to Secure High Impact Analytics Talent
Big data is making a huge impact on the insurance industry and fueling this red-hot talent market. As an insurance industry megatrend, analytics impacts every aspect of an insurance organization: IT, ...
3 Ways FIO’s Report Could Impact Core Insurance Functions and Management
In its report, How to Modernize and Improve the System of Insurance Regulation in the United States (Modernization Report), the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) concluded that a combination of reforms ...
Portrait of an Employee Fraudster
It may come as a surprise to some that the typical fraudster in the workplace is not the bad-attitude ne'er-do-well that slinks off into the corner when faced with new responsibilities and additional ...
BYOD: Benefits and Risks of Personal Mobile Devices in the Insurance Workforce
Cyber crime continues to be among the world's fastest growing criminal threats. This poses a challenging decision for companies considering adoption of the "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend, where ...
The Current Scientific Consensus on Climate Change and Hurricanes—It May Surprise You
While "scientific consensus" on climate change may sound like an oxymoron, there is consensus on three key questions about climate change and hurricanes, as demonstrated by recent reports from the ...
Designing a UBI Program to Fit Your Business Strategy
Usage-based insurance (UBI) for auto is often presented as a "one size fits all" solution to insurers' business problems. Tiny telematics devices that can be installed in policyholders' vehicles ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 2: Emerging Markets and Risks; the Road Ahead
As detailed in Part 1, "The Market in the Developed Economies" the reinsurance industry faces the task of partially reinventing itself to expand in those sectors where it can achieve growth. Property ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 1: The Market in the Developed Economies
A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It's become apparent, however, that this market, for a number of reasons, ...