Space, Aviation Risks and Higher Education By Mya Almassalha What do you do when a group of precocious students decide to build a satellite and launch it into space?
How to Manage 'Model Risk' (and Win) By Henry Essert Thinking on model risk should undergo the same sort of shift that enterprise risk management has seen in recent years.
Should We Take This Risk? By Norman Marks Everyone takes risks at all levels of an organization. How can we make sure they take the right risks and in the right amount?
75% of People Not on Track for Retirement By Jeff Roberts If you’re among the 75% who are not on track to retire, here are the changes you need to make now.
Thought Leader in Action: At U. of C. By Jeff Pettegrew Kevin Confetti, a risk leader at the giant University of California system, warns colleagues: "Avoid reliance on statistics."
Why Do Some Take Risks, Others Not? By Norman Marks The variability in assessing risks raises a key question: How do you know that your decision-makers will take the desired level of risk?
The Global Risks Report 2016 By Brian Elowe Risks are becoming more imminent: tensions between countries, refugees, terrorists, droughts, floods, cyber fragilities, unemployment....
Is Usage-Based Insurance a Bubble? By Ami Mintzer No, UBI is not a bubble, but the business model is wrong. Neither the insurant nor the insurer gets enough value to make UBI succeed.
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.