Editors' Cuts

Will Health Insurers Be Rendered Extinct?

March 28, 2012

Thanks to this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments, insurers have an opportunity to rethink how they conduct business.

The Teaser Behind Telematics

March 15, 2012

Automakers’ recent move to incorporate smartphone hubs into production and the recent outcries against distracted driving could put insurers in precarious position.

A Migration of Major Importance

March 9, 2012

Why insurers are increasingly pressured to toss their hats into the policy admin ring.

The Heartland Hullabaloo

February 19, 2012

Think tank Heartland Institute issues another hyperbolic statement, this time on leaked—and possibly fake—documents containing climate change information.

The FIO Fizzle

February 3, 2012

As a deadline passes, the Federal Insurance Office’s report on modernizing insurance regulation remains a no-show.

Is Loss Control a Lost Art?

January 31, 2012

With all the tools and technologies at our disposal, isn’t it just good sense to hold clients’ contractually accountable for known risk management prevention efforts?

An Introduction to Creative Disruption

January 27, 2012

While creative disruption can be a factor in insurers’ quest for business growth, getting disruptive requires—careful—thought and planning.

Will GPS Ruling Have Implications for Insurers?

January 25, 2012

The use of GPS technology by SIU teams may be moot when looking at how proactive improvements in the claims arena may make a bigger difference.

The Age of Data

January 20, 2012

Analytics is the becoming the technology du jour.

An Infinity of Risks

January 13, 2012

Persistent economic, social and environmental risks are conflating to menace insurers.

The FIO Has A Full Plate

December 16, 2011

After its first public event, the magnitude of the task facing the Federal Insurance Office becomes apparent.

The Low Interest Rate Conundrum

December 1, 2011

Life insurers need to craft mitigation strategies for a prolonged low-rate environment.

Why Telematics Will Move the Industry

September 16, 2011

Real-time, location-based intelligence is transforming the way auto insurers operate.

Underrepresented? Maybe for Now

November 17, 2011

Women are leading the way in both technology and business.

Malaise Forever

November 14, 2011

Insurers waiting for an end to the soft market will be waiting awhile.