Underwriting & Pricing
April Reinsurance Renewals Continue Flat Pricing Trends: Willis Re Report
Reinsurance buyers were able to renew loss-free programs at broadly flat pricing levels during the April 1 renewals – continuing the trend seen at the January renewals, according to a new Willis Re ...
Dispatches From InsurTech Survival Island: Five Takeaways From Statutory Financials (Part 3)
Founders and investors in InsurTech carriers need to prepare themselves—mentally and financially—for a long rough road to profitability, and they need to find reinsurers who are both flexible and ...
Dispatches from InsurTech Survival Island: Five Takeaways From Statutory Financials (Part 2)
Statutory financial statements are painting an unattractive picture for three InsurTechs that have chosen to become real insurers so far. In Part 1 of this three-part article, we revealed that loss ...
Dispatches From InsurTech Survival Island: Five Takeaways From Statutory Financials (Part 1)
"All the insurance players will be InsurTech" is a phrase we have uttered on many occasions in the past few years, but some InsurTechs have chosen to be insurers. Real insurers. Which means they file ...
Why Improved Auto Technology Is Creating Underwriting Challenges
Automobiles are so solidly made now that they're safer and lasting far longer than their predecessors. Their durability is delaying wider use of even better technology, however, a trend that will ...
Single Number Cyber Risk Score Could Help Carriers Craft More Precise Cover
The rapidly emerging and evolving world of cyber risk poses a paradox for property/casualty insurers, according to two panelists addressing "Risk Selection in Cyber Insurance" at the Casualty ...
RMS, Symantec, HP Vets Launch New Cyber Risk Modeling Startup
A new cyber risk analytics firm has made its public debut. CyberCube Analytics relies on technology developed by Symantec Corp. plus investment from Trident Capital Cyber Security, a $300 million ...
Without Consumer Trust, Insurers Could Lose Out to Tech Companies
A future in which technology companies have access to online consumer data and data from the Internet of Things while insurers are shut out could emerge if insurers don't earn the trust of consumers. ...