Technology & Analytics
Reporter’s Notebook: 10 Takeaways From InsureTechConnect
You've probably heard there is tremendous investor interest right now in technology-first insurance startups, or InsurTech firms. The first InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas in early October ...
Does Analytics Mark the End of Underwriter Influence?
Underwriting is the secret sauce of the insurance industry. The process of selecting and pricing risk is essential to the profitability of a carrier, and the deep expertise necessary for this skill ...
Praedicat Signs Swiss Re to New Liability Insurance Risk Modeling Platform
Praedicat, a liability catastrophe modeling company, released its new liability insurance risk modeling platform and says it has secured Swiss Re as its first licensee. The new platform, known as ...
Looking Ahead: What Do Agents Want From Carriers?
Knowing that agents are more satisfied with benefits they derive from carrier relationships than they are with carrier technology, you might think that agents would want carriers to step up efforts ...
Carrier-Agency Relationships: Partnership Benefits Weakening
Carriers putting money and resources into technology for agents aren't making much progress, according to a survey conducted by Deep Customer Connections and Wells Media's Insurance Journal for ...
Allstate CEO Sees Transport Advances Leading to Unrivaled Chance for Wealth Creation
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said the country's transportation network is highly inefficient, with vehicles sitting idle for most of the day, and that the ...
Willis Re Upgrades Its Cyber Portfolio Management Tool
Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson, has launched the next generation of its cyber risk portfolio modeling tool PRISM-Re. PRISM-Re was first released in February 2015 to help ...
AIR Worldwide Expands Terrorism Model Globally
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has expanded the capabilities of its terrorism risk model to support scenario testing for the United States and 27 other countries to help companies assess the ...