Are Scams Killing Direct Marketing? By Mark Breading More and more people won't take an inbound call, answer an unknown email or communicate with a company on social media.
IT Security: A Major Threat for Insurers By Mitch Wein IT security is still a low priority for CIOs and mid-level managers. Less than 10% of an insurer’s IT budget is typically focused on security.
Most Firms Still Lack a Cyber Strategy By Byron Acohido Despite heightened awareness, most companies say they don’t have a clearly defined cyber risk strategy.
Be on the Lookout for These 3 Tax Scams By Adam Levin There was a 400% increase in phishing and malware incidents during the 2016 tax season -- and the scammers are at it again.
Insurers' Call Centers: a Cyber Weakness? By Ben Rafferty Insurers' call centers take various approaches to protecting customer information but still leave themselves open to attack.
Cybersecurity: Firms Are Just Sloppy Two stunning disclosures underscore how organizations continue to routinely expose sensitive data in the cloud.
Cyber Insurance: Coming of Age in '17? By Yakir Golan Executives and security professionals are gradually accepting that it is not a matter of if but a matter of when a cyber-attack will hit.
Your Social Posts: Hackers Love Them By Byron Acohido Facebook was the top mechanism last year for delivering malware to gain access to organizational networks.
Tech Secret to a Combined Ratio Below 100% By Matteo Carbone Deepak Karthikeyan While large personal auto insurers have adopted telematics-based programs, they’re only scratching the surface of the potential benefits.
Insurtech Is at an Inflection Point By Tom Kussurelis Insurtech funding has been dropping since 2021 and hit a 20-quarter low in 4Q22. Will it rebound, continue on a flat path or decline further?
'Digital Twins': The Race Is On By Roger Arnemann The concept is widely adopted in manufacturing and supply chain. Insurers that integrate digital twins will significantly out-compete rivals.
Insurance in 2030: What Does the Future Hold? By Marie Carr In an increasingly fractured world, insurers have to cover a greater array and frequency of intensifying risks.