States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Extreme Weather Preparedness November 20, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding...
Insurance Industry Not Alone in Missing the Mark with Millennials November 19, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Could it be that the property/casualty insurance industry has company in not feeling the love of millennials? Yes, it could....
How to Know What Insurance Customers Want November 16, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson What do today’s customers want from insurance providers? They want understanding, interaction, even a relationship. But they vary in when...
A Conversation on Innovation and the Industry’s Future with ACORD’s Hartnett November 9, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson There are not many insurance executives who will quote inventor Thomas Edison, Microsoft’s Steve Baumer, futurist Alvin Toffler, Moore’s Law...
5 Recent Reports on Businesses and Cyber Security, Liability and Insurance November 6, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Cyber security is clearly on the minds of business executives, most of whom acknowledge their firms have been victimized by...
ACORD Names 2 Insurance Innovation Challenge Winners: Livegenic, Insurity November 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson A technology that gives claimants more control of the claims process and another that makes data conversion easier for insurers...
Insurance Journal’s Jergler Wins Folio Award; Carrier Management Recognized November 2, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Wells Media Group’s Carrier Management and Insurance Journal publications took home honors from this year’s Folio Awards that recognize excellence...
New Insurance Policy Protects Homebuyers’ Down Payment November 2, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Homebuyers may soon be able to buy insurance to protect their down payments in the event they sell their home...
Top Insurance Lobbyists on Capitol Hill October 28, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson The Hill, a popular Capitol Hill insider publication with political news and opinions, has placed five insurance groups and their...
IBM to Buy Weather Co.’s Business, Web Properties to Expand Watson October 28, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson IBM said today it has agreed to acquire The Weather Co.’s business-to-business mobile and cloud-based web properties, including WSI, weather.com,...