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

The 7 Themes I'm Tracking in 2026

By Paul Carroll

While innovation in insurance is picking up speed, especially because of generative AI, seven initiatives will largely determine how much progress is made this year.

Insurance 2026: Progress Via Technology, Collaboration

P&C insurers face a more predictable 2026 landscape with profitable growth expected amid AI transformation.

AI Drives Real-Time Agility in Insurance

Insurance AI evolves beyond speed and efficiency to enable real-time agility amid accelerating industry disruption.

Insurance AI Needs Context Over Speed

Heavy AI investment yields limited returns in insurance because speed-focused automation lacks decision-making context.

AI Creates Insurance Exposures Beyond Cyber

While cybersecurity dominates AI discussions, emerging intellectual property and professional indemnity exposures require immediate insurer attention.

How the Past Predicts the Future in P&C

The recovery from the hard market will be hugely uneven because so many carriers have dug such an enormous hole for themselves.

2026 Risk Study Emphasizes Resilience

Sedgwick's annual study finds Fortune 500 executives identify resilience as 2026's defining business challenge amid AI uncertainty, catastrophe risks, and cyber threats.

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