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How Telematics Improve Fleet Safety

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Julie Lawton

Within the fleet industry, the most common cause of crashes is distracted driving, which injured more than 420,000 drivers and killed 3,142 people in the U.S. in 2020 alone,
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Part 2: The (Re)rise of Insurtech

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Ian White

Insurtech 2.0 recognizes the innovators who came before but takes a more nuanced and collaborative approach, recognizing the structural issues inherent in insurance.
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Part 1: Insurtech 1.0: A Post-Mortem

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Ian White

The legacy of Insurtech 1.0 may be more enduring than the actual companies. They forced incumbents to recognize their intransigence, producing a new focus on customer experience.
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Can Insurers Connect to the Connected Car?

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Donald Light

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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Part 1: Insurtech 1.0: A Post-Mortem

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The legacy of Insurtech 1.0 may be more enduring than the actual companies. They forced incumbents to recognize their intransigence, producing a new focus on customer experience.

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How to Say Yes to Corporate Innovation

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Based on two decades as a consultant, executive and entrepreneur, I see three patterns that get in the way: Spinning Plates Syndrome, the Department of No and Zombie Resurrection.

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3 Paths for Insurtechs in 2023

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Future leaders will master the skill of harnessing data-driven insights to focus on prevention first, instead of indemnification.

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New Cyber Threats Are Emerging

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While ransomware still dominates among cyber threats, business email compromise incidents are on the rise, and geopolitical hostilities could spill over into cyberspace.

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Opportunities and Risks in the IoT

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Risk managers need to work with the insurance industry to identify and shape the products that the IoT will demand.

Where Will IoT Have Biggest Impact?

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More than 300 insurers surveyed say the IoT's biggest impact will be on "behavior steering" among customers.

'Smart' Is Everywhere, but...

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'Smart' devices are ubiquitous, but the technology is way ahead of the desire and ability of consumers and businesses to use it.

Are You Ready for the IoT?

Accenture has identified five keys to success for insurers to capitalize on IoT (Internet of Things) opportunities. Here are the first two.

Ready to Be an 'Insurer of Things'?

The Internet of Things raises thorny questions, such as: What exactly is being insured? And where does liability begin and end?

New Themes Emerging on Role of IoT

As insurers explore the IoT, it's becoming clear, for one thing, that the potential services matter far more than the "things" themselves.

Moving Closer to the 'Smart City'

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Monique Hesseling

'Smart city' innovations are using sensors to enable everything from traffic management to prevention or mitigation of tragic incidents.

IoT Is Game Changer for Insurers

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With the Internet of Things (IoT), insurers can go from being passive, reacting to losses, to being proactive and helping prevent them.

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The End of Globalization?

By Paul Carroll

Following many decades where globalization ruled, corporations will be reversing their globalization efforts for at least the next decade and likely far longer.

Part 1: Insurtech 1.0: A Post-Mortem

The legacy of Insurtech 1.0 may be more enduring than the actual companies. They forced incumbents to recognize their intransigence, producing a new focus on customer experience.

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Part 2: The (Re)rise of Insurtech

Insurtech 2.0 recognizes the innovators who came before but takes a more nuanced and collaborative approach, recognizing the structural issues inherent in insurance.

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How Will Electric Cars Affect Insurance?

Electric vehicles are more difficult and costly to repair or replace compared with gasoline vehicles, but the issues will fade over time. 

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Electric Vehicles: A Use Case for UBI

EVs bring to light some potentially interesting implications on auto insurance. They could represent a prime use case for a new type of embedded usage-based insurance policy.

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Underwriting Enters a New Age of Data

96% of insurer executives see personal lines underwriting undergoing significant changes within five years – remarkable given the shifts that have already occurred.

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Will Medical Inflation Hit Workers' Comp?

While medical inflation in workers' comp has remained moderate for the past decade, the recent spike in consumer prices has elevated concerns.

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