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Denise McCauley
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Denise McCauley

Denise M. McCauley is chair, president and chief executive officer of WoodmenLife.

McCauley serves on the board of LIMRA/LOMA. WoodmenLife was recently named to the Forbes 2026 America’s Best Insurance Companies list. They are multi-year award winners. 

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The sandwich generation's dual caregiving burden creates substantial insurance opportunities while exposing critical coverage gaps nationwide.

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Auto companies are rolling out "hands free" systems that can lull drivers into a false sense of security.

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The Conversational Analytics Revolution

Data bottlenecks cost P&C insurers millions daily, but conversational analytics transforms complex queries into instant, natural language insights.

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Insurance's 'Agentic AI' Problem

Terminology inflation around 'agentic AI' creates confusion in the market: Insurtech vendors are just rebranding existing automation.

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Why Geopolitical Intelligence Is Now Key

As geopolitical threats surge and create a "polycrisis," insurers must pivot from reactive coverage to intelligence-driven risk prevention.

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5 Imperatives Insurers Must Get Right by 2026

Insurers face a critical 18-month window to transform by embracing AI, data-driven innovation, capital flexibility, digital ecosystems, and data-driven decision-making.

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How to Fix Insurance's Data Problem

Insurers spent $210 billion on IT in 2023, yet most fail to unlock their data's true business value.

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