Donald Light

Donald Light is a director in Celent’s North America property/casualty insurance practice. His coverage areas include: technology and business strategy, transformative technologies, core systems and insurance technology M&A due diligence.

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Can Insurers Connect to the Connected Car?

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Auto insurers have a strategic imperative to not be left behind in the race to monetize connected car data, and there are several ways insurers can do this.

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Suddenly, Driverless Cars Hit Bumps

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Recent tests cast doubt on the efficacy of driver-assist technologies and thus on how soon full autonomy is likely to affect auto insurance premium.

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Security for Core Systems in the Cloud

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Cloud-based capabilities are generally equal to, and often better than, those of insurers that deploy core systems on their own premises.

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How to Reinvent P&C Pricing

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The race is on to find the next insurance credit score—and the winners (if there are winners) will gain a pricing (and underwriting) edge.

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Beware the Algorithm!

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Lawyers and consumer advocates are demonizing algorithms any time a decision goes against a policy holder. Let's talk about them less.

How to Navigate Social Inflation

Facing increasingly complex claims, insurers must modernize, shift their cultures to prioritize efficiency and empathy, and seek legal reforms. 

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Managing Loss Control With Location Intelligence

By combining historical aerial imagery, property condition data, and AI, insurers can optimize underwriting, inspections, and fraud reduction.

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A Practical Approach to AI in Insurance

Insurers can use AI to solve specific problems without causing major disruptions.

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AI in Insurance: Balancing Innovation and Caution

AI's potential to transform insurance clashes with the industry's risk-averse nature, creating a complex landscape for insurers to navigate.

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Why Obesity Rates Won't Stop Rising

The government must partner with organizations and insurers to increase the availability of obesity medications.

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How Business Rules Engines Can Slash Time to Market

The systems streamline the management of business rules, letting insurers adapt swiftly and efficiently without the need for intervention by IT. 

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