August 18, 2017
Businesses are spending a small fortune on cyber security but what they are doing is not working very well, according to a cyber security expert who sees the insurance industry as a key to improving the situation. “We have a …
August 15, 2017
Startup insurtechs need partnerships more than they need money from insurance carriers, according to one leading venture capitalist actively funding insurance technology firms. Venture firm XL Innovate’s Martha Notaras told Super Regional property/casualty insurer executives looking to get involved in …
August 3, 2017
The major risk to businesses victimized by cyber breaches is the reputational damage that can follow, damage that often comes from government regulators out to make a name for themselves, according to a former FBI agent who works in the …
July 28, 2017
While the media, ethicists and perhaps the public like to ponder whether a self-driving car in a crisis should be programmed to hit a group of nuns crossing the street or hit a bus full of schoolkids, the drive toward …
July 24, 2017
“We’re curious and we don’t know. When regulators don’t know what’s going on, they get suspicious.” That was Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel acknowledging that like the industry they regulate, state insurance commissioners face challenges keeping up with new technology …
July 21, 2017
Insurance is a very simple business. “You take in some money, you spend some money and you lose some money, and God willing, you have some left at the end of the day,” according to Anthony (Tony) Markel, vice chairman …
December 12, 2016
Lake Geneva, WI, December 12, 2016- Insurance Journal and Demotech, Inc. announced their inaugural Super Regional P/C Insurer Conference, held July 16-18 2017 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The theme of the event is …