Erik Bahnsen

Erik Bahnsen is a senior manager, industry analyst for CCC Intelligent Solutions.

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Severe Weather's Effects on Auto Claims

Here are six strategic steps carriers can take to better prepare for handling auto claims following severe weather, such as the recent Hurricane Helene.

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Healthcare Inflation's Impact on Auto Insurers

Erik Bahnsen

Medical care inflation reacts slowly compared with food and energy, but it’s catching up and will land heavily on auto casualty billing--especially for the unprepared.

Six Things

What Insurance Can (and Should) Be

By Paul Carroll

Beginning as an agency offering insurance for classic wooden boats, Hagerty has become a behemoth that offers lessons for other agencies and carriers.

The Infrastructure Time Bomb

Legacy infrastructure systems face critical tolerance thresholds as climate change and urbanization exceed original design parameters.

How to Build an Insurance Innovation Culture

Insurance companies must shift from innovation rhetoric to structural accountability, engaging all employees rather than isolated innovation teams.

A New Path for Insurance Transformation

AI can transform trust from an abstract idea into measurable, actionable frameworks—reshaping customer relationships and redefining the future of insurance.