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The Evolving Carrier-Agent Relationship: Five Trends Shaping the Future of Insurance Distribution

As digital transformation, AI, and rising consumer expectations reshape the insurance landscape, carriers must prioritize enablement, transparency, and collaboration to empower agents and drive distribution success.

How AI and Value-Based Care Are Reshaping Workers’ Compensation

The Cyber Talent Crunch Impacts Us All

How Insurers Can Win the War For Talent

The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

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Before you pitch a new safety initiative to the C-suite, understand what you want to achieve and have a detailed roadmap to get you there.

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Nearly every insurer labors furiously to transform their business around data. Unfortunately, much of this labor is in vain.

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Compliance, collateral damage, termination and capital costs are highlighting the need for reputation risk transfer solutions.

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Cumulative losses from social engineering scams cost billions. Train employees to detect scams and provide a convenient way to report suspicious activity.

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An increasingly productive economy means more trade and demands more exacting logistics risk management.

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Technological innovation will drive sustainable urban growth.

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Choosing the wrong partner can contradict your company values and tarnish consumer trust.

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The Digitization of Risk Management and Insurance

Making insurers more efficient is just one upside of more digitization.

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