Content from Susanne Sclafane
AI Adoption High But Staffing an Obstacle for Carriers
Sixty-two percent of carrier professionals recently surveyed said their companies have already adopted artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, but a high percentage of those ...
VC Funding Could Dry Up, InsurTech Exec Says
The days of VC funds and strategic investors throwing money at InsurTechs may be numbered, an InsurTech executive warned fellow startup leaders late last year during a presentation at an InsurTech ...
What We Can’t Control: Carrier CFO
As property/casualty insurance leaders work to map out strategies year after year, they face a laundry list of external forces that impact their businesses—many beyond their control. "We must adapt ...
P/C Insurance Market Typically Soft, Analysts Say
Property/casualty insurance carrier executives are challenged to predict the likely state of the market as they shape go-forward strategies for their companies. While 2020 may be a bit off course, ...
No Disrupters Here: Agents and Brokers Have a Future
The idea of InsurTechs disrupting agents and brokers is so 2017. InsurTechs that empower traditional property/casualty insurance distribution channels are in style in 2019. According to executives ...
Hey (Re)insurers: Don’t You Mean (Insure)tech?
Every publication that reports on insurance these days is divided into at least two camps: the "InsurTech" camp on one side and the "insuretech" devotees on the other. Yes, there are even more ...
Five Steps to Build Emotional Intelligence
During a talk he gave to an audience of business leaders last year, psychologist Daniel Goleman discussed the impact of various leadership styles on teams, starting with the most positive ...
Stop Hiring for Insurance, Tech Smarts; Hire for EI to Find True Leaders
On the second day of a two-day business and innovation event late last year, close to 2,500 executives sitting in the audience of Lincoln Center auditorium held their breath—literally—about 20 ...