Some Hope in the Face of the Wildfire Threat By Insurance Thought Leadership There are lots of reasons why fires get out of control, and it turns out the biggest issue is a lack of real-time information.
In a Crisis, Will You Be Ready? By Mike Manes You won’t have all the answers--you don’t yet know all the questions--but begin a crisis management process with your families and firms.
Catastrophe Bonds: Crucial Liquidity By Pete Vloedman CAT bonds are proving that they have some inherent advantages over collateralized reinsurance when included in ILS portfolios.
Protecting Airports From Flood Risk By Peter Puncochar As low-lying airports recognize the risks associated with climate change and rising sea levels, it is critical that they begin to build resilience.
Tempering the Alarm on Sea Level Rise By Judy Curry For the next 30 years, we can expect the rates of global sea level rise to be similar to what we have seen in recent decades.
Headwinds Facing the ILS Market By Ted Blanch Insurance-linked securities provide an important source of capital for insurers and reinsurers, but their risks are being highlighted.
PG&E: We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore By Paul Carroll PG&E may be the first climate change bankruptcy, but it won't be the last. So, what do we do?
What PG&E Bankruptcy Means for the Rest of Us By Paul Carroll Why couldn't PG&E have seen the dangers of wildfires in advance? And where were the insurers?
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.