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Shifting Gears

Driverless car regulations are on the way that will bring about big changes in the insurance industry.

Cyber Risk Aggregation Tools

New cyber model platforms will help insurers better manage aggregation risk within their books of business.

Buyer Beware

That property in the foothills may look enticing, but climate change is driving an increasing occurrence of mudslides.

Data Driven

Risk managers share their experiences selecting RMIS systems and leveraging their full potential.

Lane Shift for Trucking Risk

A shrinking insurance market drives interest in captive solutions for the transportation industry.

Scorecard on Climate Resiliency

A new report helps insurers — and regulators — benchmark progress on climate change preparedness.

Risk Management by Design

Palo Alto-based The Risk Authority Stanford is incubating risk management solutions using design thinking; that means elevating end users into key roles in addressing health care risk exposures.

Solving Commercial Auto’s Loss Problem

The losses in commercial auto are disturbing but analytics provides answers.

Making Predictive Analytics Actionable

Predictive analytics models are useless if their implementation lacks the necessary resources.

Preparing for Hail

Hailstorms present a growing threat, but insurers can minimize losses by studying storm data.

The Future of AI Is Now

Insurance companies and purchasers should prepare for artificial intelligence to become a reality within a decade or three.

FEMA’s Revisions May Result in Less Flood Protection

FEMA’s recent flood map exempted about 60,000 homeowners in New Orleans from required NFIP coverage. Will private insurers step in to offer protection?

Cyber Risks and ILS

The race is on to develop a CAT bond-like vehicle that could build an extra layer of protection against cyber threats.

Autonomous Risk

When self-driving vehicles meet the sharing economy, numerous industries will need to brace for change; insurance among them.

Internal Audit’s Shortcoming

A new Deloitte report finds internal audit functions fall short of stakeholder demands.

Rocks, Hard Places Meet Automated Loss Runs

Assessing the value of automated loss runs as a way to increase underwriting efficiency.

Geovation – Where Innovation meets Location

Can insurance innovate by adding a location component to data?

Data: The New Player

Regardless of what form data takes, data is and will be the engine that drives market forces now and in the future.

Investments in Online Insurance Sales Booming

Start-ups and established insurers are focusing on online, direct sales of insurance to small and medium-sized businesses.

New Policies Fill Gaps in Green Energy

Improved analysis underpins coverage to smooth the intermittent nature of wind, hydro, and even solar power