Should Company Size Determine a Carrier’s ERM Practices?
Gather a group of 20, 30 or even 50 P/C insurance executives in a room and ask, "Who here wants their company to miss achieving its strategic goals?" or "Who wants to ...
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Enterprise Risk Management Secrets for Long-Term Company Growth
If my conversations with property/casualty insurance executives are any indication, many leaders view enterprise risk management (ERM) as simply an exercise for complying ...
The Merger of Strategy and Risk: Understanding the Why
Over the last few years, research has shown that an increasing number of employees want to understand the "why"—or otherwise have purpose—behind what they do to be ...
Do Your ERM Practices Need Updating?
Immediacy or necessity has a way of sneaking up on us and getting our attention.
This principle is true across the board.
Robust ERM Programs Vital as Risks Evolve: Report
Though most insurance companies feel their enterprise risk management (ERM) programs are operating at a robust level, rising economic risks and claims costs and the increasing severity and frequency ...
30 Years Ago Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse
Thirty years ago Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two decades, gouged its way across south Florida, destroying more than 25,000 homes, by some estimates, and ...
ILS for Casualty: The Backstory of Ledger Investing
In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew's $15.5 billion in insured losses in 1992, insurance-linked securities emerged to distribute a portion of future property-catastrophe risk to investors. At the ...
Argo Group’s Tech Investments Earn Kudos, Outlook Upgrade From S&P
Argo Group's investment in a digital infrastructure and new growth earned a vote of confidence from Standard & Poor's, which raised its outlook for the specialty insurer and reinsurer to positive ...
Insurers Increasingly Leverage Reinsurance & Cat Models for Strategic Risk Management
With competitive reinsurance rates and abundant capacity, many insurers are choosing to expand their strategic reinsurance purchases to mitigate earnings volatility and better manage their capital. ...
Predictive Analytics Help Commercial Lines Insurers Boost Profit, Reduce Underwriting Volatility: A.M. Best
The increasing use of predictive analytics among commercial lines insurers has helped improve their bottom lines and led to more balanced underwriting cycles, A.M. Best concluded in a new special ...