Second Step to a New, Successful Program By CJ Lotter The right approach to collecting and analyzing market data will help avoid the potential pitfalls in launching an insurance program.
Power of Accelerated Underwriting By Sean Conrad The industry has yet to tap the true potential of accelerated underwriting because the automation component has been missing.
First Step to a New, Successful Program By CJ Lotter Three types of business provide the best opportunities for an MGA launching an insurance program: distressed, perceived distressed and underserved.
10 Steps to Successful Insurance Program By CJ Lotter Spinning up an insurance program is a lot like baking a cake. This post introduces the 10 steps to creating a successful program.
From Vision to Product (Part 2) By Patrick Tsao There is an opportunity to vertically integrate and position insurance products as a part of a lifestyle instead of as standalone purchases.
From Vision to Product (Part 1) By Patrick Tsao To thoroughly understand the idea of a product vision, it is important to also understand two other concepts: strategy and tactics.
How to Catch the Underwriter's Attention By Jeffrey Canfield A typical excess & surplus lines (E&S) underwriter may review 16 to 20 submissions a day, so getting to the top of the pile is critical.
How to Use AI in Underwriting By Silke Genuit Here is a fully automated underwriting process—solving major challenges in structuring, extracting and analyzing unstructured data.
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.
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.