What Is Really Disrupting Insurance? By Karen Pauli A long and detailed research initiative earlier this year found disruption very hard to pull off -- but saw that Munich Re was succeeding.
Industry 4.0: What It Means for Insurance By Leo Ronken Industry 4.0 will create enormous opportunities but also new risks, such as cyber, failure of critical infrastructure and uncorrelated effects.
Consider Hiring an 'IT Whisperer' By Jim Leftwich IT customers want a “Dog Whisperer” to reassure them that "It’s not the dog’s fault; the humans need to adapt better to the dog's needs."
Will Apple enter insurance? Google? Microsoft? Amazon? By Paul Carroll To justify their valuations, Big Tech companies need to keep gobbling up other markets. Might insurance be on the menu?
Is P&C Distribution Actually Digitizing? By Karen Pauli If a portal allows a customer to pay via credit card but then defaults to paper-based processes, there is a serious disconnect.
When It’s Better to Build In-House By Eyal Navon Advantages of using applications already developed are self-evident, but building from scratch can be a key differentiator.
Renaissance of the Annuity via Insurtech By Rick Huckstep The conventional annuity looks tired in the digital world. It’s an old world approach long overdue for a refresh and reinvention.
Insurance in 2030: What Does the Future Hold? By Marie Carr In an increasingly fractured world, insurers have to cover a greater array and frequency of intensifying risks.
Tech Secret to a Combined Ratio Below 100% By Matteo Carbone Deepak Karthikeyan While large personal auto insurers have adopted telematics-based programs, they’re only scratching the surface of the potential benefits.
Insurtech Is at an Inflection Point By Tom Kussurelis Insurtech funding has been dropping since 2021 and hit a 20-quarter low in 4Q22. Will it rebound, continue on a flat path or decline further?
'Digital Twins': The Race Is On By Roger Arnemann The concept is widely adopted in manufacturing and supply chain. Insurers that integrate digital twins will significantly out-compete rivals.