Insurance Thought Leadership

Commercial Insurers Shift Tech Priorities by Heather Turner

It is difficult to imagine where digital business operations would be today if it wasn’t for the catalyst that is the pandemic. For nearly two years, businesses across industries, and especially within insurance, accelerated digital transformation...

Posted: Jan 07, 2022

Six Things: January 4, 2022 by Insurance Thought Leadership

The Future of Work  Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of ITL Some 20 years ago, I collaborated on a white paper with Bill Gates and other senior leaders at Microsoft on the future of work, to be the centerpiece of the annual gathering he held in...

Posted: Jan 05, 2022

3 Key Themes for Check-ins With Clients by Peter McMurtrie

An agency partner in Ohio recently submitted a California-based residential plumbing contractor for underwriting consideration, needing expedited review to avoid project delays. Using virtual tools, a Nationwide loss control services expert in Tex...

Posted: Jan 04, 2022

The Future of Work by Paul Carroll

Some 20 years ago, I collaborated on a white paper with Bill Gates and other senior leaders at Microsoft on the future of work, to be the centerpiece of the annual gathering he held in those days for Fortune 500 CEOs at his home. He framed a probl...

Posted: Jan 04, 2022

Insurtech Trends for 2022 by Onno Bloemers

The insurance sector is facing unprecedented change in a rapidly evolving environment. Energy transition, circular economy, urbanization, digitization: These trends have far-reaching consequences for the way we live and work. From sustainable inve...

Posted: Jan 03, 2022

Municipal Bonds: 4 Opportunities by Michael R. Gibbons

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) changed the landscape of the municipal market in several ways, as the buying behavior of both P&C and life companies altered their allocations to the asset class. P&C companies shied away from incre...

Posted: Dec 22, 2021

A New Year’s Resolution for the Industry by Paul Carroll

Robin Merttens, a partner at InsTech London, posted a clever essay last week laying out a New Year’s resolution for the insurtech community he serves. It is: “Please can we collectively resolve to rein in the use of superlatives and hy...

Posted: Dec 21, 2021

Six Things: December 21, 2021 by Insurance Thought Leadership

The Real Threat to Auto Insurers Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of ITL For decades, executives at auto makers have complained about all the revenue and profit they create for others but don’t get a taste of themselves. The manufacturer generates, s...

Posted: Dec 21, 2021

Moving From Legacy Systems to the Cloud by Tracy Banderob

For most organizations, cloud migratio...

Posted: Dec 21, 2021

The Real Threat to Auto Insurers by Paul Carroll

For decades, executives at auto makers have complained about all the revenue and profit they create for others but don’t get a taste of themselves. The manufacturer generates, say, $3,500 of gross profit on the sale of a $30,000 car while cr...

Posted: Dec 20, 2021

Emerging Risks With Long Tails by Donna Galer

In recognizing some of the latest emerg...

Posted: Dec 20, 2021