Achieving Innovation in a Regulated Industry By Ailen Okharedia This is an exciting era for insurance, and actuaries have an opportunity to expand and redefine their roles in these changing times.
New Actuarial Model for Unclosed Business By Neeraj Sibal Neha Kapoor Unlike traditional approaches like chain ladder, 12-month rolling averages require minimal intervention when selecting development trends.
Opportunity Among Latinos in U.S. By Nestor Solari It’s crucial to understand the distinctions in purchasing behavior when comparing the Hispanic market with the broader insurance market.
Graph Theory, Network Analysis Aid Actuaries By Ankur Jain Graph and network analysis helps organizations gain a deep understanding of their data flows, process roadblocks and other trends and patterns.
Underwriting Wildfire Takes Extra Care By Monique Nelson Insurers can’t rely on previous wildfire seasons or events, They need a more strategic approach that goes well beyond a single risk score.
Key Advantage in Property Underwriting By Mark Breading With AI and high-resolution geospatial imagery, it has become possible to achieve high-precision, nationwide, building-based geocoding.
Evolving Trends in a Post-Covid-19 World By Anirban Chaudhury Insurers must show renewed focus if they are to adapt and continue to cushion the various sectors of the economy from risks and shocks.
Stop Looking in the Rearview Mirror By Karen Pauli Start looking ahead, through the windshield. Product development in insurance has relied on a historical view, but that needs to change.
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.