Six Things Newsletter | November 3, 2020

In this week's Six Things, Paul Carroll shares his thoughts on a new push for autonomous vehicles. Plus, property claims and innovation, driving into the future of telematics, the state of the commercial insurance market, and more.

 
 
 

New Push on Autonomous Vehicles

Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of ITL

As I got set to write this post on Sunday night, I saw a tweet recommending that I go to bed early and get plenty of rest so I can wake up early and do my part in what may be the least productive week at least in American history, if not the world’s.

Maybe we’ll get lucky, and the contours of the results from the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday will be clear enough, quickly enough, that we’ll be able to focus on normal activities and not be distracted by legal fights and protests, but I’m not counting on it. My younger daughter, in her third year of law school in DC, got an email from the administration over the weekend recommending that she stock up on food, medicines and any other essential supplies as though she were going to be snowed in for a week. That feels about right.

So, I’ll just lob in one, quick thought and hope I get to you before we all disappear into Twitter and cable news for however long it takes. The thought is this: While autonomous vehicles have faded from the discussion since an Uber killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in March 2018, I think AVs are being positioned for a resurgence... continue reading >

 

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Property Claims: It’s Time for Innovation
by Stephen Applebaum and Vincent Romans

Those that solve for the dynamics of the many opportunities are likely to be the future industry leaders.

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Driving Into the Future of Telematics
by Adam Hudson

Connected vehicles, and their shared language of data delivered through an exchange, are the future of telematics.

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The Future of Underwriting
by Megan Bock Zarnoch

A survey finds that nearly everyone expects big changes in underwriting. But what will different look and feel like? And how ready are we?

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Asia: Latest Source of Opportunities
by Roger Peverelli and Reggy De Feniks

Think of giants like Ping An; innovations such as TenCent's Waterdrop; and ecosystem plays such as Rakuten.

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State of Commercial Insurance Market
by Kimberly George and Mark Walls

Every company today is different than it was six months ago. All risk profiles have likely changed.

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Best AI Tech for P&C Personal Lines
by Mark Breading

The value rankings indicate that user interaction technologies fueled by AI are at the top of the list for personal lines insurers.

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