What CCPA Press Release SHOULD Say By Mark Webb PARODY ALERT: The author enumerates Santa Claus's potential violations of CCPA, which could warrant $100 billion in fines.
Vast Implications of the CCPA By Mark Webb For those who can afford compliance, it will be business as usual. For those who cannot, compliance is a death knell to innovation.
When Regulation Offers Opportunity By Denise Garth Regulation and innovation are not incompatible. When combined effectively, they will please customers and open new markets and opportunities.
Implications of Ruling on Gig Workers By Mark Webb The ruling in California and a related bill in the assembly fit into a long-standing debate on who is a contractor and who an employee.
Keys to California's Consumer Privacy Act By Mark Webb Insurance companies are anxiously anticipating the outcome of several assembly bills amending the CCPA that await action by the Senate.
Marijuana Policy Gap: Insurers' Uncertainty By Michael Rubin Jonathan Isaacson Andrew Lipkowitz Despite states' legalization, marijuana remains a controlled substance under federal law.
Insurtech Needs a Legislative Framework By Barry Thompson A consortium of companies and industry groups should design and lobby for high-level legislative clarifications suitable for all jurisdictions.
Legal Marijuana: An Insurance Perspective By Nick DiUlio If a policyholder has some marijuana—or is growing it within state-mandated limits—will a homeowners policy cover the loss in a fire?
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.
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.