Andy Scurto

Andy Scurto is Guidewire’s head of products, InsuranceNow, and manages strategic direction. He founded ISCS (acquired by Guidewire), where his deep understanding of both insurance and IT led to the development of products with uniquely rich flexibility and capabilities.

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Insurtech: Breaking Down the Walls

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AI enables personalized customer service from the initial interaction to processing a claim — often without any human interference.

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The InsurTech Definition of Insanity

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It’s time to reinvent processes that were created as workarounds for things legacy systems can’t and won’t do. Rubber, meet road.

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What Does Success Look Like?

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Success for an IT implementation looks very different to the CEO, CFO, CIO, etc. -- and you can't make everybody happy.

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No More Need for Best-of-Breed Solutions?

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It used to be necessary to buy a best-of-breed technology solution to get capability specific to a certain LOB or process. Not any more.

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7 Common Mistakes on Innovation

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As generative AI throws many innovation efforts into high gear, here are seven ways that such initiatives have failed in the past.

A Resurgence in Credit Card Fraud

After years of decline, the number of compromised credit cards sold is on pace to exceed 34 million this year, a major reversal.

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Mapping the Intensifying Flood Threat

As climate change transforms destructive floods into a primary peril, insurers and companies with valuable assets in harm's way need better tools. 

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Unlocking Opportunity in the Surety Market

Increased surety usage is anticipated in real estate, renewable energy and healthcare in 2024, as it moves beyond construction.

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Re-Imagining the Actuary in the Gen AI Era

AI will help automate repetitive tasks, improve accuracy, increase efficiency and enable actuaries to function as business strategists.

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D&O Insurance Pricing May Be Inadequate

After aggressive increases helped firms recover from a decade of woeful rates, premiums are declining. The shift may be too much too soon. 

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Cloud, On-Premise or Hybrid?

Selecting the right deployment model for insurance management software is crucial for optimizing operations, ensuring data security and maintaining resilience. 

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