- AB - Policy & Regulation
A piece of legislation cleared the House this week that would allow for so-called "desktop appraisals" on properties financed by government-backed veteran loans.
September 16 -
Current actuarial techniques are good at quantifying in the aggregate – but less so in the detail.
May 12Willis Towers Watson’s -
In 2020, natural disasters, excluding COVID-19, caused a total of $76 billion in insured losses, as opposed to the $7 billion in man-made insured losses. Companies must prepare to meet the demands of an increased customer base, including facilitating an easy claims process and expanding digital access.
February 1Capco -
Storm-related reconstruction costs — a large share of which may be concentrated in the New York City area — are estimated to total $1.9 trillion for water damage and $8.5 trillion for wind damage.
June 1 -
So-called 'black box' pricing makes insurance products more competitive and efficient for lenders, practitioners say.
November 30 -
Commercial insurer will make technology available to clients that reinforces proper lifting form, with the goal of reducing workers' comp claims.
February 6 -
With underwriting results deteriorating in personal auto, carriers hope to reduce risky habits among their policyholders.
January 24 -
The Dwellbeing tool gives insureds a place to record usage data, giving customers a better sense of personal risk.
January 10 -
Home insurers have an opportunity to revolutionize their business like health and auto companies have with the Internet of Things.
November 27 -
Less than one-fifth of top life insurance carriers have a policyholder smartphone app, according to Aite Group research, leaving lots of room for improvement in leveraging the channel.
November 15