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    Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets

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    Social Inflation, “Nuclear Verdicts” & Extreme Weather Top Insurer Issues in 2020 – NAMIC CEO.

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    “Still Opportunities to Get Things Done Despite Dysfunctional US Government” – APCIA CEO

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    Innovation is Happening in Insurance, but Not Disruption – Not Yet! – Aisus CEO

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    NY Insurers Face Challenges and Opportunities in Tech, Financial Literacy – NYIA

  • COMMERCIAL RISK
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    Strong economy, construction/transportation trends bode well for inland marine – IMUA & Allianz Execs

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    Climate Change Affecting Insured Losses, but Hard to Quantify – Dr. Klotzbach, Colorado State University.

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    Independent Agents See Growth Across All Lines, Despite Challenges – Big I CEO

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    Technology and “Lookers” Enhance Claims Management process – Crawford COO

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    Cyber cover evolves as insurtech explodes – Business Insurance editor

  • CONSUMER RISK
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    FL Commissioner Optimistic about Emerging Consumer Products/Services

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    New Revenues for Insurers Exist in Sharing Economy – Re-Sure CEO

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    Insurers need “sense of urgency” to improve claims and risk assessment process

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    “Amazoned” consumers present challenges & opportunities to personal lines insurers.

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    “Upstart Insurtechs” raising the bar in homeowners market – LexisNexis exec.

  • REINSURANCE/ILS
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    Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets

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    Robust Reinsurance Market Not Without its Challenges – RAA CEO.

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    Customer Experience…a Modern Differentiator for Insurers – BMS Re CEO

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    US Reinsurance Market “Healthy” While Facing New Threats & Opportunities

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    Reinsurance upgraded to “Stable” as A.M. Best cites possible “inflection point”

  • CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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    P&C Industry Gives $1B+/year to Charity…IICF on Women in Insurance & Millennial Summit

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    St. Baldrick’s Carries on Tradition of Giving – NAMIC CEO

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    Looking ahead…Automation, Robotics and AI could help fill “Talent Gap”

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    Grow by Solving Society’s Problems…A.M. Best exec.

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    Spencer Foundation fights “war for talent” with scholarships, grants and internships.

3 New Articles
  • Oct 12, 2020 Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets
  • Feb 6, 2020 Strong economy, construction/transportation trends bode well for inland marine – IMUA & Allianz Execs
  • Jan 29, 2020 Social Inflation, “Nuclear Verdicts” & Extreme Weather Top Insurer Issues in 2020 – NAMIC CEO.
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Innovation is Happening in Insurance, but Not Disruption – Not Yet! – Aisus CEO

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 15, 2019
in :  Claims Management, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, INDUSTRY NEWS, P&C, Recent Stories, Reinsurance Markets, Travel, WRIN.tv Newswire

Mica Cooper, CEO & President of Aisus/InsureCrypt opens up about so-called ‘disruption’ in the insurance industry. According to Mr. Cooper, we’re not seeing it… Mr. Cooper notes how much people are talking about innovation, disruption, evolution and revolution in the insurance industry. He sees innovation artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. He points out that some innovation is “not legal”, …

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Insurers need “sense of urgency” to improve claims and risk assessment process

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Mar 18, 2019
in :  Claims Management, CONSUMER RISK, Data/Tech/Modeling, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

According to Andrew Peet, Head of Operations at 360Globalnet, claims management and the insurance industry as a whole need to move with a “sense of urgency” to cut costs from the claims process while increasing satisfaction among policyholder and claimants.  The use of technology to create efficiency in the end-to-end claims process depends on the user’s ability to “think strategically” …

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Technology and “Lookers” Enhance Claims Management process – Crawford COO

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 30, 2019
in :  Claims Management, COMMERCIAL RISK, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

In this edition of “Focus”, WRIN.tv looks at trends in “Claims Management with Rohit Verma, Global Chief Operating Officer of Crawford & Company, where the process is tailored to the needs of industries using a combination of technology and people on the ground. At the January 1 renewals, insurance companies did not see much difference in the rates they were …

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Mutuals thrive despite $17B in CAT losses – A.M. Best.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Sep 26, 2018
in :  AMBest-Channel, Claims Management, COMMERCIAL RISK, Corporate Risk Management/ERM, Markets, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Kimberly Muccia, a Financial Analyst at A.M. Best Company, comments on the impact of catastrophic losses on the financial strength of insurers. Among the catastrophes affecting the auto and homeowner lines of business in 2018 were hurricanes and wildfires, resulting in about $17 billion for the Mutual Insurance segment alone. Despite the losses, Mutuals posted approximately a 6 percent increase …

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“Talent and Data” present biggest challenges & opportunities to insurers – Crawford COO

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Feb 28, 2018
in :  Captives/Risk Retention, Claims Management, Companies, Data/Tech/Modeling, INDUSTRY NEWS, People, Working in Risk & Insurance, WRIN.tv Newswire

Rohit Verma, Global COO of Crawford & Company, believes data will continue to be a big asset to insurers, and the companies that can mine data effectively will see the biggest benefit. While advanced technology is necessary to leverage data, companies need to develop the mindset to incorporate insights in day-to-day work. Mr. Verma also sees “lack of talent” as …

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Technology/Geospacial Intelligence impacting insurance fraud & claims adjusting.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Feb 14, 2018
in :  Claims Management, CONSUMER RISK, Data/Tech/Modeling, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Roger Morris, Chief Communications Officer with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), says technology has been a disruptor  when it comes to insurance fraud.  Anti-theft devices have helped deter crime and provide better analytics to detect fraud. The industry also has to contend with hackers trying to defeat the system. Mr. Morris points to electronic devices that can open and start …

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Pendulum swings away from brands in favor of customers – Pypestream exec.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 23, 2018
in :  Claims Management, CONSUMER RISK, Data/Tech/Modeling, FEATURED, WRIN.tv Newswire

Pypestream Chief Customer Officer, Donna Peeples, discusses realities insurers face as disruptive innovation creates greater symmetry between insurance companies and consumers. According to Ms. Peeples, in recent years, “the pendulum of control has swung hard away from brands in favor of customers.” Over the past hundred years, insurance has been a “low interest, low involvement category.” Insurers need to thing …

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Industry learning as it copes with $100B in losses from 2017 hurricanes – RMS.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Nov 1, 2017
in :  Claims Management, Data/Tech/Modeling, INDUSTRY NEWS, Reinsurance Markets, WRIN.tv Newswire

The 2017 Hurricane Season brought over $100 billion in insured losses. According to John Kapitan, an SVP at RMS, “the (insurance) industry has coped well.” There are numerous improvements in the industry since the storms of 2004/2005. The industry is better capitalized, (over $600 billion). From a risk management perspective, Mr. Kapitan says few insurers or reinsurers were surprised by …

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Will 2017 be a record CAT year? – I.I.I. CEO comments.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 19, 2017
in :  Claims Management, FEATURED, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, Reinsurance Markets, WRIN.tv Newswire

2017 has been a very active year for catastrophes…and traditional seasons are shifting. That according to Sean Kevelighan, President and CEO of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Mr. Kevelighan points to 367 tornadoes in the first quarter of 2017, which surpasses the average of 93 by a large margin. The I.I.I. had estimated an active hurricane season, and forecasts were …

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ACORD standards looking to keep pace with demand for instant data – Aisus exec.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 16, 2017
in :  Claims Management, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, WRIN.tv Newswire

In this AAIS Advisory, Carol King, SVP Canada at Aisus and Chairperson for XML Best Practices and Data in Motion for ACORD, says “companies need to start thinking ahead from an information standpoint.” In a fast-paced world, people want information in the format they want and when they want it. Ms. King explain that a consumer may want to know …

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Blockchain is coming…no one is exempt – The Institutes CEO

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Sep 28, 2017
in :  Claims Management, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, WRIN.tv Newswire

In this edition of WRIN.tv’s Tech Trends in Insurance, The Institutes President and CEO Peter Miller describes the way Blockchain will change the business of insurance in the future. “It is the plumbing.” Blockchain has the potential to reduce costs, decrease transaction time, improve customer service, enable new product development and affect better financial results – the impact is significant …

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CAT Report: Changing Focus from Recovery to Resilience.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jun 14, 2017
in :  Claims Management, FEATURED, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, INDUSTRY NEWS, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

With the Hurricane Season underway, WRIN.tv speaks with Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) President and CEO Sean Kevelighan about the forecast for 2017, and a change in focus from ‘recovery’ to ‘resilience.’ Mr. Kevelighan drew from a recent announcement jointly published by the I.I.I., the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) and the Tropical Meteorology Project (TMP), which forecasts “near-average …

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“Lone Wolf Terror” and the rapid evolution/frequency of liability exposures.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 31, 2017
in :  Claims Management, COMMERCIAL RISK, Corporate Risk Management/ERM, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, P&C, Recent Stories, Specialty Lines, WRIN.tv Newswire

Saad Mered, Group Chief Claims Officer at Zurich, lays out key concerns of risk managers today including the emergence of liability internationally, the frequency of claims, and the unexpected impact of “lone wolf terror” attacks. Mr. Mered sees the rapid evolution of liability frameworks in many countries as surprising to risk managers and carriers alike. The trend is emerging even …

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Foreign expansion / emerging markets / supply chain risk…advice for risk managers.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 22, 2017
in :  Claims Management, COMMERCIAL RISK, Corporate Risk Management/ERM, FEATURED, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Over the next several years, multinational firms expect to expand trade in foreign markets or increase trade in international markets they already do business in. Managers dealing with international risk are challenged to manage their existing risk management programs, especially when exposures from physical plants, increased revenue and loss trends changing. That according to Richard Friesenhahn, Head of Multinational for …

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Need to Know: “Conduct of Insurance” in each country of multinational coverage program.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 11, 2017
in :  Claims Management, COMMERCIAL RISK, Corporate Risk Management/ERM, FEATURED, Legislation/Regulation, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Petra Riga, Head of Distribution for Zurich in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), joins WRIN.tv to discuss the issues risk managers face when dealing with multinational regulations and rules and expectations of local regulators around the world. Ms. Riga says risk managers are challenged by increased international regulation. She notes that risk managers of multinational companies must consider insurance …

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Wearable Technologies impacting risk management, claims management…and premiums.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 2, 2017
in :  Claims Management, Corporate Risk Management/ERM, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Chad Hollingsworth, President of Triax Technologies, discusses the impact of wearable technologies on businesses and the management of risk and claims.  In order to be more attractive to business, wearables must be easy to use, deployable with a long battery life. Triax focuses on wearables as a safety tool for construction companies. He says simply knowing the number of workers …

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Criminals stay ahead of industry/technologies to boost healthcare fraud, auto/cargo theft.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Mar 15, 2017
in :  Auto/Marine/Aviation, Claims Management, Health Insurance, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Healthcare fraud in the auto insurance industry is a focus of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Roger Morris, Chief Communications Officer of the NICB, discusses schemes across the country that support fraud against the insurance industry, and an Aggregated Medical Data Base and Medical Fraud Task Forces set up by the NICB to combat major medical fraud. Mr. Morris …

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Do quakes in the Pacific foretell the “Big One” for California or Canada?

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Nov 21, 2016
in :  Claims Management, FEATURED, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

With recent earthquake activity in the Pacific and new reports on major risks of loss in North America, insurers are taking note of an exposure that could have devastating consequences. According to Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, RMS Chief Research Officer, the November 22 earthquake off the coast of Sendai, Japan is probably another aftershock triggered by the Tohoku quake in March …

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Lessons from Matthew, Protection Gap & (Re)Insurance Growth Strategies with Swiss Re’s Ningen

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 27, 2016
in :  Brokers/Consultants, Claims Management, Markets, Recent Stories, Reinsurance Markets, REINSURANCE/ILS

Monica Ningen, Head Property Underwriting US & Canada at Swiss Re, discusses how Hurricane Matthew served as a reminder for insurers. She also addresses the Protection Gap and product development and distribution strategies evolving in the insurance and reinsurance market. Hurricane Matthew, while not as big a loss as was predicted, was a reminder that a big event is possible. As a …

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Matthew’s $4-6B losses to hit primary insurers & NFIP – now backed by reinsurance.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 11, 2016
in :  Claims Management, Data/Tech/Modeling, Reinsurance Markets

Hurricane Matthew was the largest tropical storm to hit the Southeastern US in over a decade, causing billions of dollars in insured losses and threatening the National Flood Insurance Program, which recently announced it would acquire reinsurance. CoreLogic estimates that Matthew will have caused an estimated $4 to 6 billion in insured property losses, 90 percent from wind, 10 percent from storm …

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