Technology & Analytics
Going Virtual in the Digital Age: What Estonia’s Story Means for Insurers
American working culture is no stranger to the debate over the merits of a virtual workforce. Even those who focus on the pitfalls of remote working have to recognize the reality that technology is ...
Underwriting in 2018: InsurTechs Eye Analytics, Automation
Underwriting is the nucleus of the insurance business. For centuries, human beings have performed this process, evaluating a risk to determine whether or not it is insurable at a profit for the ...
Stop Thinking Regional vs. National; Start Thinking Smarter About Technology
Regional or national? That's a question producers have long considered when deciding where to place their business—whether to go with a regional company that has close relationships with their ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin and Bold Penguin/TechCanary
XL Catlin's London-based insurance operations have introduced a Brexit contract continuity clause. Bold Penguin and TechCanary are partnering to use their respective technology to streamline ...
Without Consumer Trust, Insurers Could Lose Out to Tech Companies
A future in which technology companies have access to online consumer data and data from the Internet of Things while insurers are shut out could emerge if insurers don't earn the trust of consumers. ...
Pinnacle Teaming Up With Carfax on Data Analytics Group for Auto Insurers
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources has teamed up with Carfax Banking & Insurance Group to deliver actionable, data-driven insights to automobile insurance carriers, the two said in a statement last ...
Specialty, Niche Business Lines Are 2018’s Insurance M&A Targets: Conning
Targeted P/C insurance mergers and acquisitions should continue in 2018 after they slowed down to a trickle last year, Conning said in a new report. The predicted M&A behavior for the rest of ...
Insurers Pursuing IT Transformations Must Up Their Recruiting Game
Insurance industry demand for talent in areas such as big data will likely "exceed available supply by a factor of four," according to a new blog posting from McKinsey & Company. That reality ...