Articles by Elizabeth Blosfield

Elizabeth Blosfield is Deputy Editor for Carrier Management. She can be reached at eblosfield@wellsmedia.com.

RIMS Conference Cut Short by Fatal Shooting in Midtown Atlanta

A fatal shooting incident Wednesday that locked down portions of Atlanta as a suspect was on the loose, resulted in the early closing of RIMS’ Riskworld annual conference. The shooting occurred at a medical facility on West Peachtree Street in …

Lessons From Inside: Two Cyber Experts Share Biggest Risks for Companies

On this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast, two cybersecurity experts shared their inside view of the current cyber risk landscape. “While working in the cybersecurity industry for several years, you get to understand the pain points of CISOs (chief …

How Insurers Can Harness the Power of AI

There is a lot of talk about the insurance industry being slower to adopt new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, but Counterpart CEO Tanner Hackett and Socotra CEO Dan Woods both agreed on the latest episode of The Insuring Cyber …

Experts Urge Empathy, Thoughtfulness for Insurers in Challenging Cyber Landscape

While the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape is a growing problem for insurers, experts say it’s not an insurmountable one, and empathy and thoughtfulness will be key as insurers seek to tackle it. “The part that sometimes is a little …

Insurance That’s Out of This World, Literally

Battleface CEO Sasha Gainullin feels confident that as space tourism evolves, more data will exist to make insurers more comfortable entering this emerging market. In fact, his company already has a headstart. Battleface is a company launched in January of …

Don’t Get Too Comfortable — The Cyber Rollercoaster Ride Isn’t Over: PLUS Conference

Jeremy Gittler, practice leader and head of Cyber Americas at AXA XL, thinks of the cyber insurance industry as a rollercoaster. He says that after several years of turbulence with the advent of more sophisticated ransomware, the market is slowly …

To the Moon and Back: Space Tourism and Insurance

Space tourism, or human space travel for recreational purposes, is in its early days. For insurers, this means it’s an emerging business that most aren’t ready to tackle yet. Neil Stevens, senior vice president of aviation and space at Marsh, …

PLUS Panelists Warn Insurers Not to Get Comfortable Riding the Cyber Rollercoaster

Jeremy Gittler, practice leader and head of Cyber Americas at AXA XL, thinks of the cyber insurance industry as a rollercoaster. He says that after several years of turbulence with the advent of more sophisticated ransomware, the market is slowly …

Experts Urge Empathy, Thoughtfulness for Insurers in Challenging Cyber Landscape

While the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape is a growing problem for insurers, experts on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast say it’s not an insurmountable one, and empathy and thoughtfulness will be key as insurers seek to tackle …

Goose Insurance Closes $4M Series A Funding Round

Goose Insurance Services announced that it closed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Axis Insurance Managers, with participation from Impression Ventures, Real Ventures, and Manchester Story. The Vancouver-based insurtech plans to use the funding to accelerate the …