Image Attacking the Risk Crisis Ahead of next week's Town Hall, I sat down with Triple-I CEO Sean Kevelighan to discuss how insurers can help tackle climate risks.
The Evolving Threat of Wildland Fire By Tom Nappo The proliferation of people and property in the wildland urban interface increases the risk of catastrophes.
‘Predict & Prevent’ Can Rescue Insurance By Alan Demers Stephen Applebaum Soaring combined ratios demonstrate P&C insurance is due for fundamental, structural reform. Innovative solutions are available.
A Guide to Wildfire Safety By Bob Tull As cities expand, they often sprawl into previously undeveloped, rural territories, placing communities close to wildlands and forests.
A Turning Point for Offshore Wind By Adam Reed The scale and scope of the global offshore wind rollout is epic but needs to be fast-tracked by financial institutions, corporates and governments.
Image The Crisis in Flood Insurance We may finally see consumers start to change their behaviors, either leaving risky areas or fortifying their homes and businesses.
Image Tracking Hurricanes (and Everything Else) Advances in satellites and supercomputing make it easier to predict the direction and intensity of major storms -- and a whole lot more.
September ITL Focus: Resilience and Sustainability By Insurance Thought Leadership ITL FOCUS is a monthly initiative featuring topics related to innovation in risk management and insurance. This month's focus, sponsored by Oliver Wyman, is Resilience & Sustainability
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.
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.