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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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INDUSTRY NEWS

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 12, 2020
in :  FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Markets, Recent Stories, Reinsurance Markets, REINSURANCE/ILS, WRIN.tv Newswire

In this edition of CEO Angles, AAIS CEO Ed Kelly welcomes Guy Carpenter Chairman David Priebe and Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) President Frank Nutter for a discussion on the current state of the insurance and reinsurance markets in the wake of a tumultuous 2020. In a year that has seen many crises, from the COVID-19 pandemic to civil unrest …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 29, 2020
in :  FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, P&C, WRIN.tv Newswire

Chuck Chamness, President and CEO of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), says the industry can take a victory lap after renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for seven years. Social Inflation and “nuclear verdicts” are on everyone’s mind now, according to Mr. Chamness, and NAMIC is studying the causes and potential solutions to judgments …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 20, 2020
in :  FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

David Sampson, president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), discusses the current state of the “dysfunctional, hyper partisan” U.S. government, and that there is little on the horizon that suggests polarization will end any time soon. Still, Mr. Sampson points to several successes over the past year, including the reauthorization of TRIA (Terrorism Risk Insurance Act). …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 10, 2019
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, Markets, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

New York Insurance Association (NYIA) Vice President Cassandra Anderson provides insights into the challenges and opportunities facing New York insurers, including consumer needs, technology, and emerging regulatory and legislative issues. Ms. Anderson believes among the biggest issues facing companies are ever-changing and diverse consumer needs, particularly in a highly regulated environment where change can be slow. Insurtech, including innovations in …

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With DRRA signed, work continues on TRIA and NFIP – NAMIC CEO.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 1, 2019
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, P&C, Working in Risk & Insurance, WRIN.tv Newswire

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) President and CEO Chuck Chamness shared his thoughts on recent legislative successes and challenges during the recent NAMIC’s Annual Convention in National Harbor, MD. Mr. Chamness highlighted the Disaster Recovery and Reform Act (DRRA), signed into law in 2018, as a significant legislative success benefitting insurance companies and the members they serve. DRRA, …

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“Regulators & Regulated” Need New Technologies – Conn. Commissioner

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 23, 2019
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the insurance industry. While products like Long Term Care pose issues for the market, it is technology having the biggest impact on the industry.  He admits the “industry needs to change” fast enough to keep up. Both regulators and regulated need to adopt the new technologies available to benefits consumers …

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BriteCore CEO sees Big Upside for Carriers Embracing Tech Changes

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 13, 2019
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

BriteCore CEO Phil Reynolds discusses the insurance industry’s movement towards microservices and shares insights on how companies that embrace change and ‘engage the complication’ gain an enormous competitive advantage. Mr. Reynolds sees many insurers “stuck in legacy systems.” He believes microservices can  provide a path forward and alternative to the “Big Bang Conversion.” He also sees a lot of movement …

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Insurers challenged to “Keep Up” with consumer demands, technology and competition

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Apr 22, 2019
in :  Companies, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, P&C, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

In a world moving quickly, property casualty insurers need to keep their products up-to-date in a timely way, while taking advantage of new technologies used to deliver them. According to Mark Brannon, a Principal at Merlinos & Associates, keeping up with the competition and other changes in the marketplace is a challenge. Many carriers are partnering with companies with advanced …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Feb 7, 2019
in :  CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Education/Certification, INDUSTRY NEWS, People, Recent Stories, Working in Risk & Insurance, WRIN.tv Newswire

The property-casualty insurance industry gives about $1 billion each year to charitable causes. That according to a McKinsey Study conducted for the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF). IICF CEO Bill Ross says the industry supports a variety of charities across the US, with a focus on education as well as health and human services. He says it important for companies …

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US Federal Government will get “Worse Before It Gets Worse” – APCIA CEO

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 21, 2019
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

David Sampson, president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), discusses the challenges he faces in dealing with a dysfunctional government, the priorities for the year ahead, and the strength gained by the recent merger of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) with the American Insurance Association (AIA). During the 2019 Federal Government shutdown, Mr. …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Jan 18, 2019
in :  CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, People, Working in Risk & Insurance

The year was 2000, and the annual reinsurance industry’s St. Patrick’s Day party, held at Jim Brady’s pub in Manhattan, becomes the first St. Baldrick’s event. The goal of shaving 17 heads and raising $17,000 turns into 19 bald heads and $104,000 donated to fund the research of the Children’s Oncology Group. NAMIC CEO Chuck Chamness explains the history of the …

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Integrated blockchains promise quantum advancements in insurance…and society – IBM & AAIS execs.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Dec 10, 2018
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

During the IBM Blockchain Summit for Insurance in New York, AAIS CEO Ed Kelly, and Craig Bedell, IBM Global Insurance Industry Executive, as well as Bertrand Portier, a Distinguished Engineer in IBM’s Financial Services Sector all commented on the promise that blockchain holds for the insurance industry. Mr. Kelly believes it’s the inherent features of blockchain itself that make it …

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GDP, Cyber, Flood, Technology, Talent and more on III radar heading to 2019

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Nov 19, 2018
in :  Education/Certification, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, INDUSTRY NEWS, P&C, Recent Stories, Workers Comp, WRIN.tv Newswire

The uptick in GDP has had a positive impact on the insurance industry, according to Laura Favinger, Chief Administrative Officer for the Insurance Information Institute (III). In the first half of 2018, insurance carriers nearly doubled their net income over the same period in 2017. The III sees exposures broadening a bit due to business development, consumer consumption and construction, …

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The “Protection Gap”, Technology…and the risk of “Complacency”

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 22, 2018
in :  AMBest-Channel, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Markets, WRIN.tv Newswire

Andrea Keenen, Senior Managing Director and Head of Industry Relations at A.M. Best Company, shares her thoughts on the “protection gap”, technology, and the impact of economic growth on insurance. The “protection gap” exists around the world, including the United States. Many people are simply not buying the insurance they need. She notes that governments around the work and the …

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Insurers sitting on “Gold Mine” of data…and don’t know it.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Oct 12, 2018
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, Homeowner/Renter/Auto, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

BriteCore CEO and Founder Phil Reynolds provides insights into the risks, challenges and opportunities affecting the changing insurance market due in large part to data. He says many insurers simply so not understand what their data means. The data collected on policies, claims, losses and consumer behaviors is a gold mine, and most don’t even know it. He notes that …

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To succeed, insurers need to be ‘comfortable with uncomfortable’ – IBM exec

By WRIN.tv News Desk
May 5, 2018
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories

Craig Bedell, Global Insurance Industry Executive at IBM, sees many challenges facing the insurance industry, including the buying habits of personal lines or commercial lines customers. New data and technologies are mitigating, but sometimes increasing risks faced by consumers. Security and privacy surrounding risk information is also important for insurers. Even more basic, according to Mr. Bedell, is the changing …

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“The day has come”…Innovation is critical mandate for insurers.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Apr 30, 2018
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Insurers are doing a balancing act between operational excellence and the changing insurtech landscape. Karen Furtado, a partner at Strategy Meets Action sees insurers struggling with how to adapt, how to adopt, and how to change their culture to deal with the ‘new reality’ while maintaining a high degree of service. Ms. Furtado sees endless opportunity in today’s economy. Insurers …

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

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Apr 23, 2018
in :  CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Data/Tech/Modeling, EMERGING TRENDS, FEATURED, INDUSTRY NEWS, Recent Stories, Uncategorized, Working in Risk & Insurance

Autonomous vehicles will have a huge impact on the personal insurance industry. Automation, robotics and the potential for on-shoring of manufacturing could have a major impact in the commercial insurance space. That, according to Kevin Surace, renowned American technology innovator, speaker, creator of a AI Based Software QA platform, and Inc. Magazine’s 2009 entrepreneur of the Year. He adds that …

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“Get involved” to understand regulators, technology and millennials.

By WRIN.tv News Desk
Apr 19, 2018
in :  Data/Tech/Modeling, INDUSTRY NEWS, Legislation/Regulation, Recent Stories, WRIN.tv Newswire

Regulation and technology are the biggest challenges facing insurers today. That, according to Fred Karlinsky, Co-Chair of the Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice Group at Greenberg Traurig. On the regulatory front, Mr. Karlinsky notes a large amount of regulation affecting carriers at the federal and State level, as well as internationally at the IIAS (International Association of Insurance Supervisors). He …

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