Insurance Thought Leadership

Beware the Metaverse by Paul Carroll

The vision of a metaverse laid out by Mark Zuckerberg last week is bonkers. Nutso on steroids. It won’t be realized in my lifetime, yours or his, even if some of the wildest claims about longevity come true and we all live to be 150. The vis...

Posted: Nov 02, 2021

AI and the Risk Management Pro by Shameek Kundu

As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues at pace across industries, there is increasing awareness of the risks it can pose. Recent high-profile examples have highlighted the risk of unjust bias regarding race and gender, such as t...

Posted: Nov 01, 2021

Extreme Weather, COVID, Home Claims by George Hosfield

In 2020, catastrophic weather, including severe wildfires, seven major hurricanes, and a destructive derecho storm drove the proportion of catastrophe losses up 40% from 2019. These weather events were the largest drivers of losses for the home in...

Posted: Oct 31, 2021

The Bigger Picture of COVID-19 Data by Kimberly George

In February 2021, Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark, hosted its most attended webinar to date, featuring expert panelists and data around COVID-19 claims. This data provided valuable insight into current trends, claims development and the rea...

Posted: Oct 31, 2021

Insurance Chatbots Improve Customer Experience and Cut Costs by Michael de Waal

Chatbots can meet insureds’ routine needs immediately and freeup staff to work on more challenging issues PHOTO TO ADD — https://pixabay.com/illustrations/chatbot-bot-assistant-support-icon-4071274/ The insurance industry’s sales and customer succ...

Posted: Oct 27, 2021

Chatbots Improve Customer Experience by Michael de Waal

PHOTO TO ADD — https://pixabay.com/illustrations/chatbot-bot-assistant-support-icon-4071274/ The insurance industry’s sales and customer success teams are under pressure to deliver positive customer experiences faster than their competition. Custo...

Posted: Oct 27, 2021

Six Things | October 26, 2021 by Insurance Thought Leadership

In this week&#8217...

Posted: Oct 26, 2021

The Supply Chain Fiasco by Paul Carroll

Now that ports have been identified as the major bottleneck in the supply chain dysfunction that is slowing the economic recovery and raising prices, a Twitter connection of mine offered a novel solution: “Assign all ships, trucks, yards, wo...

Posted: Oct 26, 2021

A Commentary on Agents & Brokers by Paul Carroll

“The report of my death was an e...

Posted: Oct 20, 2021