Future of Flood Insurance By Albert Slap The current hurricane season has revealed an astounding lack of resiliency in the U.S. on many levels.
5 Tips for Filing a Post-Disaster Claim By Clark Schweers Following a catastrophe, resources are often stretched thin. It is important to create milestones and hold everyone accountable.
Role of Big Data in Fighting Climate Risk By Kurt Cripps Better data tools are unlocking potential, improving our resilience to weather-related risk and, at the same time, opening new opportunities.
Hurricane Harvey's Lesson for Insurtechs By Daniel Price Insurance 1.0 focused on distribution, and Insurance 2.0 on efficiency. Insurance 3.0 will have to be more thoughtful on product innovation.
Getting to ‘Resilient’ After Harvey and Irma By Albert Slap There are many relatively minor and cost-effective measures that homeowners in the vulnerable coastal areas can take. Why don't they?
Disasters show insurers can change the world By Paul Carroll There are opportunities for insurers to take the lead in the "change the world" movement.
Catastrophes and 'Do Little' Syndrome By Bill Wilson A $120,000 home was rebuilt 16 times in 18 years at a cost of almost a million dollars. Why do we let this craziness continue?
Harvey Hammers Home NFIP Issue By Michael Murray As National Flood Insurance Program comes up for renewal, it may be time for the federal government to get out of the flood insurance business.
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.