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How Strategy Follows Technology
Any business in any industry is subject to the limitations of the technology available to bring products and services to consumers. The most sophisticated businesses are those that find the most ...
How Reinsurers’ Results Rebounded in First Half 2021 from 2020
The first half financial results reported by a group of six reinsurers over the past week generally show a strong return to profits after last year's challenging market conditions. A wrap-up of these ...
Insurance Withdrawal Puts Sports and Festival Events at Risk
While there was debate about the wisdom of the Tokyo Olympics proceeding as scheduled given the current health conditions, the insurance industry dodged a bullet with the go-ahead. According to ...
How to Navigate Talent Market Headwinds
Many property/casualty insurance companies are finding it very challenging to acquire great talent. There are several key factors that contribute to the headwinds in the talent acquisition market: ...
When a Digital Transformation Is Nearly Grounded at Takeoff
For months, our team carefully monitored the project timeline to see if there would be enough time to roll out a multimillion-dollar digital transformation for a leading re-insurance organization ...
Mining for Gold: Overcoming Challenges to Unstructured Text Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniably changing the insurance industry. Carriers are justifiably enthusiastic about the opportunities for improved efficiency and cost savings. Unfortunately, the ...
Glimmers of Hope in the Insurer Software Market
In contrast to their direct-to-consumer counterparts, startups developing software for insurance companies have commanded lower valuations and fewer headlines. While some are doing great work in ...
Does It Ever Make Sense for Firms to Pay Ransomware Criminals?
Global insurance company AXA announced in May that it will stop writing cyber insurance coverage in France that reimburses customers for making payments to ransomware criminals. Cyber insurance ...