5 Imperatives Insurers Must Get Right by 2026 By Frank Schepers Sina Thieme Insurers face a critical 18-month window to transform by embracing AI, data-driven innovation, capital flexibility, digital ecosystems, and data-driven decision-making.
Flood Risk Solutions From Across the Pond By Jonathan Jackson Growing flood risks challenge U.S. cities with low insurance adoption; the U.K.'s technology-driven approach to resilience offers a solution.
Catastrophe Risks Strain Municipal Credit Quality By Aanya Mehta Karel Citroen Alan Dobbins Rising natural disaster losses are pressuring homeowners--and municipal credit quality.
Renovations Create Critical Insurance Risks By Frank DiGrande Nearly half of homeowners plan 2025 renovations, but insurance adjustments remain overlooked despite potentially catastrophic consequences.
Why ‘Settle at All Costs’ Is a Bad Idea By Harish Kapur Fear of nuclear verdicts stops some carriers from pursuing winnable cases. Here’s how to strike the right balance.
What If FEMA Is Eliminated? By Divya Sangameshwar Home insurers must adapt as Trump administration plans reshape FEMA's role in disaster coverage.
6 Pillars of Specialty Underwriting By Ari Chester Specialty underwriting demands precision over scale as market dislocation and complex risks reshape insurance landscapes.
Insurance at a Crossroads By Jeff Heine Insurance companies confront mounting litigation, shrinking capacity and regulatory pressures demanding faster, smarter decision-making.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.