Editors’ Viewpoints

When Will the ‘Climate’ Change?

During the recent InsureTech Connect conference, Pranav Pasricha, global head of P&C Solutions for Swiss Re, made this observation while talking about property insurance innovations: ...

Beyond the Hype: How to Value InsurTechs

Why is it so hard for property/casualty insurance carrier professionals to accept the idea that InsurTechs are bringing value to the insurance industry—and changing it for the better? I have found ...

Making Connections

"All Black folks have a drawer." The comment may have gone unnoticed at an insurance gathering last year, when Sylvia Alston, managing partner of Momentum Risk Partners, tossed it out quietly as she ...

Who Do You Trust? When Behavioral Science Fails

Late last week, I was reviewing my Twitter feed and came across a tweet that made no sense to me. While it's a common occurrence for me to be baffled by Twitter exchanges, this particular tweet ...

Is a Safer World Possible?

Back in 2011, the publishing company I used to work for hired a new editor. He was the recipient of multiple awards for outstanding journalism, but insurance was a totally new gig for him. As a ...

Do Reinsurers Rule the Industry?

"If you're an insurer today, and you're really good at underwriting, you should evolve into being a reinsurer and jettison out other assets." The words of advice from InsurTech Co-Founder Marty Young ...

Systemic Risk: What It Feels Like

Tuesday, May 11 started out as an ordinary day for me. Early in the day, I was following the latest news about the lingering effects of a ransomware attack on the Colonial Energy pipeline, which had ...

Viewpoint: More Assertive SEC Gets Tough on SPACs

Investor Jeremy Grantham says special purpose acquisition companies, which raise money in an initial public offering and then find a promising company with which to merge, are a "license to rip ...