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A Resurgence in Credit Card Fraud

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Dov Lerner

After years of decline, the number of compromised credit cards sold is on pace to exceed 34 million this year, a major reversal.
D&O Insurance Pricing May Be Inadequate

By

David Blades

After aggressive increases helped firms recover from a decade of woeful rates, premiums are declining. The shift may be too much too soon.
Unlocking Opportunity in the Surety Market

By

Karl Choltus

Increased surety usage is anticipated in real estate, renewable energy and healthcare in 2024, as it moves beyond construction.
Cloud, On-Premise or Hybrid?

By

Faheem Shakeel

Selecting the right deployment model for insurance management software is crucial for optimizing operations, ensuring data security and maintaining resilience.

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Ignore the Doom and Gloom: Insurtech is Thriving

With stock market valuations for some big-name insurtechs taking such a hit, the public perception seems to be that innovation in insurance has paused.

Why Insurtech Funding Dried Up

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The Surprises Lurking in Your Underwriting Rules

In personal lines and small commercial, a high percentage of underwriting (risk selection) is done through straight-through processing.

Realignment in Insurance: Strategic Priorities for Success

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Uncover the strategic priorities that are required to succeed as the transition to the Realignment era happens.

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Re-Imagining the Actuary in the Gen AI Era

Prathap Gokul

AI will help automate repetitive tasks, improve accuracy, increase efficiency and enable actuaries to function as business strategists.

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Mapping the Intensifying Flood Threat

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.

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The Wake-Up Call From Taiwan's Earthquake

Paul Carroll

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.

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How to Customize Insurance for Gen Z

Troy Stewart

Nearly 40% of Gen Z does not have homeowners’ or renters’ insurance, highlighting the need for solutions tailored to this group. 

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Could AI Have Prevented Opioid Crisis in Workers’ Comp?

Heather Wilson

Chris Bennett

Through data analytics, personalized interventions and robust support systems, AI can mitigate overuse of the addictive drugs.

4 Major Commercial Insurance Trends

Richard Clarke

Generative AI, unanticipated risks, rate increases and social media’s effects will preoccupy insurers for the rest of 2024.

Top Use Cases for Blockchain in Insurance

Elizaveta Karpovich

Blockchain is reducing money laundering and fraud, while allowing for an array of smart contracts, such as Lemonade's crop insurance. 

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No-Code or Low-Code?

Tim Hardcastle

Kevin Gaut

The term "low-code" has been rising in prominence, but there are key differences between it and fully no-code programming. 

Integrating AI Into Healthcare

MaryRose Reaston

Responsible AI can automate routine tasks that burden healthcare professionals and assist in analyzing large datasets.

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We seem to be in a moment where we're taking a deep breath on generative AI and large language models like ChatGPT. The enthusiasm over the past year and a half has been extraordinary, and we can all see how AI will at least improve productivity and perhaps make more revolutionary changes in insurance. But we haven't seen any killer apps like the electronic spreadsheet that sold so many Apple II's in the late 1970s and 1980s and launched the personal computer revolution. And we're waiting.

We're not in what Gartner would call the Trough of Disillusionment on their Technology Hype Cycle. But we are in a Trough of Where Do We Go From Here?

The Future of Risk

A Resurgence in Credit Card Fraud

D&O Insurance Pricing May Be Inadequate

Unlocking Opportunity in the Surety Market

Cloud, On-Premise or Hybrid?

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Mapping the Intensifying Flood Threat

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The Wake-Up Call From Taiwan's Earthquake

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Could AI Have Prevented Opioid Crisis in Workers’ Comp?

4 Major Commercial Insurance Trends

Top Use Cases for Blockchain in Insurance

No-Code or Low-Code?

Integrating AI Into Healthcare

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