Underwriting & Pricing
Startup DataCubes Raises $2.5M to Transform Commercial Underwriting With Data Science
DataCubes, a data science platform startup that enables carriers to accurately quote commercial insurance policies by asking customers a few simple questions, has completed a Series A funding round ...
Rating the Cybersecurity Rating Firms: How Accurate Are They?
In just a few years, a growing crop of cybersecurity ratings firms has sprouted to assess the vulnerability of businesses to withstand cyber attacks, scoring them on a scale from good to bad. Key ...
Zurich North America’s CEO Foley on the Future of Insurance
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Mike Foley, CEO, Zurich North America Q: What major changes do you see on the horizon for the property/casualty ...
The Importance of Soft Skills in Data Science
When most insurers think of data science in their industry, naturally it is mostly about numbers and turning abstract data into correlations that become actionable business intelligence. However, ...
Flood Insurance Program Renewal Likely in Harvey’s Wake: Key Republican
A key Republican said Hurricane Harvey will spur Congress to reach a deal to fund the nation's flood insurance program before it expires next month, even though divisions persist over how much the ...
HDI Global Insurance Forms E&S Subsidiary
Industrial insurer HDI Global Insurance Co. (HDI) has formed an excess and surplus lines subsidiary, HDI Specialty Insurance Co. The new platform will "bring European expertise and solutions" to the ...
Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, SCOR Are Keeping Pricing Discipline in Tough Market: Fitch
The four largest European reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – have largely maintained pricing and policy terms without a significant drop in their business volumes, despite ...
Shining a Light on Dark Data
Eighty-five percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to us, and little is known about it. Scientists call it "dark matter." Dark matter interacts with the rest of the universe—in fact, ...