Underwriting & Pricing
P/C Insurers Plan to Boost Their Use of Actuarial Automation: Willis Towers Watson
Property/casualty insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation for actuarial work, a new Willis Towers Watson survey found. What's more, COVID-19 has been a major factor in the trend. The ...
InsurTech Product News From Milliman, Tractable
Milliman unveiled a suite of flood InsurTech products that the consulting firm said it designed to ease market entry for private insurers, startups and MGAs. Separately, InsurTech unicorn Tractable ...
The Great Enrollment Tsunami of 2021: Are Carriers Ready?
As the pandemic begins to recede and businesses reopen, there's buzz in the insurance carrier world about a tidal wave of enrollments and policy changes that could be heading their way. Certain ...
Cyber Underwriting Changes: Is It Too Little, Too Late?
With primary rate changes approaching 50 percent and underwriting questions about network controls becoming more and more detailed, cyber insurers and reinsurers are reacting to an onslaught of ...
Crash Alert: Why It’s Time for More Auto Insurance Rebates
Two insurance research analysts are warning about dangerous trends shaping up on America's roadways and asking auto insurance leaders to consider offering one-time rebates to incentivize safer ...
Insurers Get Low Grades on Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss Action
Most of the world's largest insurers are failing to adequately address systemic risks such as climate change and biodiversity loss, but a group of five U.S. insurers are some of those that rank the ...
Telematics: It’s Not Just for New Business Pricing Anymore
GEICO had the right idea about following Progressive—and the majority of top auto insurers—into the world of telematics, but the benefits of the technology go well beyond matching rate and risk ...
Plaintiffs Dig to Unearth Old ISO Documents to Back COVID BI Claims
Plaintiffs attorneys are looking deep into the weeds for evidence to support claims for business income lost because of COVID-19 public safety orders. Lawyers for footwear wholesaler Marc Fisher LLC ...