Viewpoints
IoT 101: What Insurance Carriers Should Know
The Internet of Things is driving a societal inflection point. Can today's insurance industry prepare for commerce on the other side of this inflection point?
Opinion: Insurers Already Protect Privacy Interests; Legislation Unneeded
There are many sectors of the U.S. economy that are not subject to rigorous privacy regulations. The insurance industry is not one of them. Our industry has a long history of protecting the privacy ...
Commercial Litigation Funding and Social Inflation: A Non-Sequitur
Voices in the insurance industry have recently called for the regulation of commercial litigation funding on the ground that it is "a key driver of social inflation." Such calls to action lack ...
Executive Viewpoint: Ethical AI and Data Transparency in Insurance
As environmental, governance and social (ESG) concerns permeate corporate agendas, businesses of all types need to be especially sensitive about how they use customer data. Insurance companies are ...
Ping An Insurance Chairman: Digitalization Helps People ‘Make More Intelligent Decisions’
Digitalization has become a buzzword today, with concepts such as digital government, digital currency, digital health care and digital enterprises. It seems many traditional things can appear trendy ...
Why Auto Insurance Companies Should Drop Credit Score
COVID-19 has exacerbated socioeconomic inequality and exposed vast racial and economic disparities in America. Millions have lost their jobs, and research shows that historically under-resourced ...
2021: A Year of Digital Convergence for Large Commercial Risks
Over 25 years leading RMS, and now even more so with my new colleagues at Archipelago, I've developed an affinity for the built environment: the hazards and risks of these assets, the imperatives for ...
VIDEO: Experts Urge InsurTech-Like ‘Outside-In’ Thinking From Insurers
Are you using your vehicle to transport people? That's just one of the "archaic questions" that insurers might be still be asking, Chetan Kandhari, Chief Innovation and Digital Officer for ...
Widespread Working From Home Won’t Go Away: Viewpoint
The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few ways in which the pandemic may prompt society to improve, and ...