Risk analysis

Actuaries are the bridge between insurtech and the insurance industry.

Hippo CTO, Lukas Strozek talks about the rationale for the company's home security score.

The cloud-based ecosystem will help commercial underwriters evaluate large amounts of information more efficiently.

Nonprofits are experiencing higher costs and greater restrictions on coverage.

Insurance organizations must identify where true exposure and business risk hide.

More news: Boosts' new chief underwriting officer; Newfront hires SVP, cyber lead strategist.

Potential homebuyers who reviewed property listings that included flood risk were less likely to look at and bid on homes in areas with a severe risk of flooding.

The country is now considered "very risky" due to mounting flood and fire dangers, as well as risks to people and infrastructure following last year's deadly riots, according to Paul Hanratty, chief executive officer at Sanlam Ltd.

It is critical to leverage an integrated data strategy, optimized processes and effective utilization of underwriting talent.

Australia's mounting extreme weather events threaten to make home insurance premiums unaffordable for an estimated 1 million households.

First Street has released a free web tool that lets users search US addresses to determine their heat risk.

Thousands of people living in high-rise apartments in Britain are set to get better deals on their property insurance.

Big data provides an opportunity to instantly know more about a business than ever before.

Tech-led insurance offerings are the modern solution to bridge coverage gaps and standardize protection for global companies.

An emerging trend that is spreading out into new regions of the country.

The industry’s reliance on historical loss data and traditional catastrophe models is limiting its understanding of future climate risks.

The industry will increasingly harness data to meet the growing expectations and demands of switched-on consumers.

In other news: Appointments at Acrisure, Marsh and Tokio Marine Highland.

Insurers have closed shop in Louisiana and Florida, leaving in the lurch thousands of homeowners.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety announced standards that can demonstrably lower a home’s risk of wildfire damage.