Mass Timber: Challenges and Loss Prevention By Michael Bruch Franck Fumat The growth of mass timber as a construction material provides lots of benefits, including sustainability, but also brings hazards.
Modernizing Commercial Auto Insurance By Patrick Foy Advanced data analytics and machine learning can bring insurers back into profitability after years of posting losses.
New Workers' Comp Laws for 2024 By Slawomir Platta State legislative changes include a range of considerations, from COVID-19 to offering greater support for mental health issues.
Why Surety Firms Ask For Social Security Numbers By Tim Rotondi Surety bonds don't protect the person buying one; they protect the entity requiring it. So the applicant's credit history is at issue.
How Cloud Tech Improves Customer Experiences By Ravi Khokhar Cloud technology is known to drive strong customer satisfaction, innovation, productivity and scalability.
Insurance Models Driven by Hourly Wages By Daniel Martin With prices soaring for employer-provided healthcare coverage, a flexible model that ties insurance to hourly wages has emerged.
Top Global Business Risks in 2024 By Thomas Varney Cyber and business interruption top Allianz's annual survey, while nat cats, fire, explosion and political risks are the biggest risers.
How Data & AI Can Shape Group Benefits By Prathap Gokul Data and AI can function as a personalized fitness coach and virtual care provider, while aiding in workers' recovery.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.