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Can InsurTechs Follow Uber’s Path? There May Be Pitfalls
Uber Technologies Inc. announced its first quarterly results as a public company with an operating loss of over $5 billion in the quarter. The company is emblematic of the growth-at-all-costs model ...
How AI Advances ‘No-Touch’ Resolution of Workers Compensation Claims: Opinion
Many human hours are needed to sort, analyze and process workers compensation claims—the vast majority of which are low in value.
The U.S. workers comp ...
Conducting Insurance Business at the Speed of Now
Rapidly changing situations and opportunities often outpace the speed and capability of communication in today's insurance industry. Creating the ability to connect firms, brokers and underwriters ...
Executive View: Why Insurers Need to Partner With Customers, Tech Startups
As smart carriers continue to leverage cognitive and digital computing technologies to better understand, mitigate and absorb customers' property and casualty risks, the insurance industry is primed ...
Turn Introversion Into a ‘Networking Superpower’
Crowded networking events can be a source of dread for introverts. But Holly Raider, a clinical professor of management at the Kellogg School of Management, believes introverts can be just as skilled ...
3 Ways InsurTech Software Convergence Can Boost Customer Service and Business Growth
There's been a huge surge in software development aimed at improving efficiency across the insurance value chain. In fact, InsurTech is now a half-billion-dollar industry, expected to top $1.1 ...
3 Things Insurance Carriers Need to Know Before Entering Colorado
Colorado isn't like other states. At 2.7 percent, its unemployment rate is lower than the national average. It's the seventh-fastest-growing state in the U.S., adding some 80,000 residents in 2018. ...
Big Benefits and Quick Wins: Sharing the Value of Claims Analytics
Big data and analytics are combining to profoundly alter one of the most manual processes in the insurance industry: claims management. Simple algorithms can ferret out evidence of claims leakage, ...