Donald Light

Donald Light is a director in Celent’s North America property/casualty insurance practice. His coverage areas include: technology and business strategy, transformative technologies, core systems and insurance technology M&A due diligence.

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Can Insurers Connect to the Connected Car?

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Auto insurers have a strategic imperative to not be left behind in the race to monetize connected car data, and there are several ways insurers can do this.

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Suddenly, Driverless Cars Hit Bumps

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Recent tests cast doubt on the efficacy of driver-assist technologies and thus on how soon full autonomy is likely to affect auto insurance premium.

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Security for Core Systems in the Cloud

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Cloud-based capabilities are generally equal to, and often better than, those of insurers that deploy core systems on their own premises.

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How to Reinvent P&C Pricing

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The race is on to find the next insurance credit score—and the winners (if there are winners) will gain a pricing (and underwriting) edge.

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A Thought Experiment: Imagine a Zombie Apocalypse

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In these turbulent times, it's important to prepare by considering a wide range of scenarios, even ones that strain credulity.

Smarter Insurance With Agentic AI

Agentic AI revolutionizes insurance through predictive risk assessment, proactive customer engagement and streamlined operations.

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The New Blueprint for Insurance Modernization

Insurers adopt coreless architecture to scale AI capabilities while preserving critical legacy investments.

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The Telematics Edge in Commercial Auto

Despite declining profitability, 75% of insurers overlook fleets' readiness to share valuable telematics data.

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Leak Detection Revives Uninsurable Properties

New leak detection technology helps brokers overcome water damage challenges in a hardening property market.

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How Insurers Can Engage Gen Z

Traditional insurance research falls short, as Gen Z demands mobile-first, authentic engagement in the digital age.

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Precision Risk Era Rewards the Prepared

In today's precision risk era, insurers reward organizations that quantify, control and clearly articulate their exposures.

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A Paradigm Shift for Water Leak Sensors

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When Foreign Policy Becomes Economic Policy

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Strategic Priorities 2025: A New Operating Business Foundation for the New Era of Insurance

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The Insurance Talent Crisis: A Race Against Time

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How to Spot Emerging Risks (Really Early)

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A Look at P&C in the Rearview Mirror

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The New Cybersecurity Battleground

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Wildfires: A Growing Global Threat

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