The 'B' Word: Bankruptcy and D&O By Carrie O'Neil Although litigation against a firm is stayed in bankruptcy, suits against individuals are typically not. D&O insurance is the last line of defense.
Perils of Pandemic Premium Audits By Mark Walls Controversy relating to workers’ comp premium audits existed long before COVID. However, the pandemic made things much worse.
6 Questions for Stephen Applebaum By Stephen Applebaum Insurance Thought Leadership "Connected auto, home and business insurance models will begin to see meaningful adoption in the next 12 months."
ITL FOCUS: Commercial Insurance By Insurance Thought Leadership ITL FOCUS is a monthly initiative featuring meaningful topics as they relate to innovation in the risk management and insurance industries.
Who Will Buy Direct and Why? By Karlyn Carnahan The question for insurers is how they want to address a growing desire by small businesses to purchase online.
P&C Commercial Lines in 2021 By Mark Breading The key question: Will insurers continue to pursue innovation in P&C commercial lines, or will they scale back and focus on optimization?
P&C Distribution: What's Old Is New By Mark Breading There are eight different models or options for insurers to consider -- but it's fair to ask if these distribution models are really new.
9 Months on: COVID and Workers' Comp By Kimberly George Mark Walls Does COVID open the door for future infectious disease coverage under workers’ comp? Likely, yes.
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.
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.