Mapping the Intensifying Flood Threat By Anil Vasagiri As climate change transforms destructive floods into a primary peril, insurers and companies with valuable assets in harm's way need better tools.
Image The Wake-Up Call From Taiwan's Earthquake The massive earthquake that hit Taiwan last week had a remarkably low death toll -- and there's a reason for that, one we can all embrace.
Image Home Buying (and Insurance) Just Got Smarter Realtor.com will provide climate risk information on listings, projected years out. Plus, a bold new type of cyber theft; and GM backs down on sharing data on drivers.
What’s Climate Change Got to Do With Life Insurance? By Irene Merk Climate change can cause extreme temperatures, air pollution, infectious diseases and mental health issues, all of which endanger lives.
Image Brace Yourself for a Rough Hurricane Season The expected transition from an El Niño to a La Niña weather pattern sets up a potentially horrible Atlantic hurricane season.
Are We Ready for Next Major Volcanic Eruption? By Gordon Woo James Dalziel insurers should turn to downward counterfactual analysis, learning from near misses to prevent future catastrophic events.
Reducing Auto Claims by Embracing Sustainability By Bill Brower There is a misconception that sustainable solutions cost more. The reverse can be true, especially in auto claims and repair.
Changing the Nature of 'Natural' By Edward Haas Liability for floods, wildfires, earthquakes and other "natural" disasters may start to be assigned to corporations -- and their insurers.
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.