Viewpoints
Straight Talk from Industry CEOs at ACE and Travelers
Great leaders promote trust and open communication, experts increasingly argue. Property/casualty insurance executives understand this, especially in times of great change—a fact that was in ...
Objects In Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear
I have a CD player in my relatively new luxury sports sedan. It plays five—or maybe six—CDs so I can be surrounded by music I choose and like all through even a reasonably long journey. Or maybe ...
A Different Take on Insurance Price Optimization
Bill Gausewitz, Esq., recently published an intriguing article in Carrier Management that supports insurers using "price optimization" approaches to make profits. He pits "…business goals of growth ...
Is Climate Change Now Its Own Industry?
Interest in climate change is becoming an increasingly powerful economic driver, so much so that some see it as an industry in itself whose growth is driven in large part by policymaking. The $1.5 ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...
Genetic Markers May Fuel Next Wave of P/C Insurer Asbestos Reserve Hikes
Actuaries and casualty insurance company financial officers who are not tuned into the revolution occurring in molecular biology may be blindsided by the next influx of asbestos claims, according to ...
How Great Leaders Value Their Employees
Organizations of all sizes and industries are reimagining work cultures in this relationship economy. It's all about the people. Consequently, servant leadership quickly is becoming the preferred ...
MGAs Next to Feel Capital Markets Impact: AmWINS’ DeCarlo
Now that traditional reinsurers are adjusting to the idea that third-party capital providers have moved into their space, managing general agents may be next to feel the negative impact of new ...