Underwriters Need Some Power Tools By Michael de Waal By automating parts of the process, you can help human underwriters deal with information overload and do their jobs more efficiently.
New Products and Combined Approaches By Kyle Nakatsuji New insurance experiences can combine “Insurance 2.0” distribution and structural and product innovation and have a dramatic impact.
Next Generation of Underwriting Is Here By John Belizaire Insurers are able to leverage modern underwriting workstations to offer the best coverages or exclusions at the right price.
How On-Demand Economy Can Prosper By Tim Attia On-demand platforms have eliminated barriers to self-employment. But people need to be protected when operating as businesses.
AI's Huge Potential for Underwriting By Krishna Kumar Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform underwriting and risk management, using a series of simple smartphone apps.
How Quote Data Can Optimize Pricing By John Johansen Insurers must follow the lead of airlines and retailers and use quote data to fine-tune prices and features based on each customer's situation.
Are Market Cycles Finally Ending? By Bret Shroyer Market cycles are diminishing greatly because sophisticated analytics let insurers price risks individually, not based on market psychology.
3 Key Steps for Predictive Analytics The basis of competitive advantage has changed for predictive analytics. Having them used to be an edge, but now you have to do more.
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.