Will 2023 be less risky for business? With Carolina Klint, Risk Management Leader, Continental Europe, Marsh
2023 began with the publication of several new reports, which all point …
How does the industry identify and mitigate tomorrow’s emerging risks? With Catherine Dixon, Chief Underwriting Officer, Allianz Insurance
The world is becoming a far riskier place. Munich Re has put …
Can the risk market in the UK facilitate sustainable construction? With Oliver Schofield, director, Lignum Risk Partners
These are exciting times for the construction market. In 2021, the UK …
How does the industry respond to the growing risks of urbanization? With Victor Kuk, head of P&C Reinsurance, SID Asia, Swiss Re
This month has seen the world’s population surpass 8 billion for the …
How can Asia best manage what are likely to be testing 2023 renewals? With George Attard, CEO Asia Pacific, reinsurance solutions at Aon
Asia remains a vital region for the world’s (re)insurers. For decades the …
Is the new tag of the Property, Casualty & Cyber market – rather than the P&C market – now justified?
With Anthony Cordonnier and Erica Davis, Global Co-Head of Cyber, Guy Carpenter
Cyber …
WILL BLUEPRINT TWO BE THE LONDON MARKET´S BIG BANG MOMENT?
“I was used to the hustle and bustle, the crowd on the …
Can ART deliver much needed security as traditional capacity remains challenged?
As the discussions around the 1 January 2023 renewals intensify, there is …
WILL BROKERS REQUIRE GREATER INNOVATION AT RENEWAL AS REINSURERS CHANGE APPROACH?
The 1 January renewals are expected to see a further hardening of …
London has opportunity to take the lead on transition to renewable future? With Andrew George, Global Head of Energy and Power, Marsh Specialty
The successful transition to a sustainable energy future has been identified as …
Can the (re)insurance industry strike the right balance on the transition to net zero? With Dave Matcham, CEO, International Underwriting Association
This week’s Big Question is based on a challenging conundrum for the …
Should the London Market welcome the Financial Services and Markets Bill? With Caroline Wagstaff, CEO, London Market Group
Last week the UK government unveiled a bill it says is designed …
Do COVID and climate concerns trigger growing parametric interest?
With Megan Linkin, senior parametric natural catastrophe underwriter and Cole Mayer, senior …
Has economic recovery put a new strain on the global supply chain?
With Isabelle Therrien, IUMI Cargo Committee Chair and SVP, Canada, Falvey Cargo …
A Day in the Life of a Future Underwriter – Reality or Fantasy?
As insurers increasingly incorporate algorithmic underwriting in the underwriting process, how will …
Optimizing Underwriting Decision-making for Climate-Related Catastrophes
Escalating climate change represents a threat to the global economy and a …
How data partnerships can open up fresh underwriting opportunities
Billed as Europe’s largest Insurtech conference, Insurtech Insights, recently held in London, …
Is London the centre of the marine world?
We recently attended and exhibited at the Marine Insurance London conference, and …
AdvantageGo Ingestion – Digitisation through application specific integrations
April 2022 marks the release of AdvantageGo’s Ingestion product – our first …
Reducing the Underwriting Cycle Time
Underwriting is coming under a lot of pressure for change, especially during …
You don’t need good technology
‘We need to focus on digital transformation’ – said at some point …
Party like it’s 2009
On June 28, 2009, Stephen Hawking famously held a party for time-travellers …
Three Key Elements Every Underwriting Platform Must Have
Underwriting market dynamics are forcing changes on the traditional Risk/Portfolio Underwriters role …
What do insurance leaders think about technology?
It’s no surprise that technology is transforming the insurance value chain and …
Leverage the Power of New Technology for Maximum Impact & Efficiency
Internal tech adoption, inflexible legacy systems, and a need to balance automation …
How Insurtech is going to save Capitalism
Capitalism hasn’t been getting such a good rap lately, has it?
Or let’s …
Managing Trade Credit Risk Through Innovative Technology
Although 2021 so far has signaled a quick economic turnaround compared to …
Building the Right Book of Business for Sustainability
On average, businesses spend five times more to acquire a new customer …
Advantagego Recognised In The 4Th Annual Insurtech100 2021 List
We are delighted and proud to announce that AdvantageGo has made it …
The importance of location risk scoring
Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana marshland coast 60 miles south of Central …
Data for Data’s Sake Doesn’t Work
Remote working caused by the pandemic has seen the industry’s perception shift …
From ‘what?’ to ‘what if?’ Why you should come back to insurance
Dear Dave, It’s great to hear from you again. I’m sorry to …
Mitigating exposure risk through multi-dimensional view of probabilistic losses & deterministic exposures
We are living in unprecedented times. The negative impact of climate change …
Don’t be left zigging when the market is zagging
As recently as two years ago, wise heads within the insurance market …
Rocking the Boat – Data & Analytics in the Marine Insurance Industry
Earlier this year, I hosted a virtual panel session in partnership with …
Key Reinsurance Trends for 2021 and Beyond
What are some of the key trends in today’s reinsurance industry, and …
If you’re not listening to your customers, your competitors definitely are
You must listen to be truly customer centric. Do you know what …
Michael Hockney, MBE & Chairman of The Lord Mayor´s Big Curry Lunch
As this year’s The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch had to evolve …
A day in the life of a future underwriter
I log on and the Assistant has three code reds to look …
Probabilistic and deterministic modeling for a data-driven, analytical underwriting approach
The world of insurance has always relied on historic data, models, and …
Underwriting workbench: Operational business implementation and agile “in live” change through low-code/no-code tools
In this, the fourth in my series of blogs (part 1, part …
We are at the tip of a technological renaissance
“When I think about the pandemic and post-pandemic, it really was an …
The Risks of Doing the Same Thing
When we move around our industry to a different role and a …
The Pandemic’s Operational Impact On Reinsurance Underwriting
In this blog (the third in a series of four – part …
Rise of the Invisible Brokers
I do love the history of predictions, particularly ones that are dire …
Maintaining an Even Keel through Data & Analytics
Last week, I attended the virtual roundtable All Aboard for Data Analytics, …
Driving competitive advantage through (Re)Insurance Risk and Exposure analytics
In May 2018, McKinsey & Company wrote a well-regarded piece titled: “Breaking …
Are Partnerships Really Made In Heaven?
Unless you have an unlimited budget and have decided to build everything …
Operational attributes and competitive benefits of underwriting workbenches for reinsurers
In this blog, I will delve into the operational attributes and benefits …
Running a Tight Ship Through Data and Analytics
Last week, I attended the virtual roundtable All Aboard for Data Analytics, …
Data And Algorithms – Alchemy Or Science?
I’ve just finished a great book. It’s called How to Make the …
Unleashing productivity in the front and back-office
“Our goal is that by 2025, we’ll write $1bn of GWP.” These …
What is an underwriting workbench & why have they become so important to Insurers & Reinsurers?
In this series of blogs, I will explore the use of Underwriting …
Reinsurers; are they keeping up in analytics with Insurers & is the Reinsurance industry ready – Part 2
In part one of this two-part blog, we looked at the analytics …
Reinsurers; are they keeping up in analytics with Insurers? – Part 1
Insights from a recent McKinsey Covid-19 impact survey across industry verticals show …
Digital Risk Reduction for Insurers
How is digital innovation changing the risk landscape for insurers? What has …
Cyber Never Had it So Good
Asking underwriters about rate adequacy is a fool’s errand. It’s like asking …
The technology making waves in the insurance Industry
If 2020 will be remembered in history books as the year of …
Bermuda roundtable: The evolution of exposure management on the island
Thomas Anderson, Director of Sales, US, AdvantageGo, recently moderated a virtual roundtable …
Under Promise And Over Deliver
Ask yourself this: How many doctors have had their reputations ruined by …
Why data-driven insights and process automation must be built on a Solid Foundation
Insights from an EY industry survey indicate that large commercial (re)insurance markets …
The enduring operational impact of the pandemic on Underwriting
The wholesale migration of the (re)insurance market to remote working nearly a …
Business agility by ‘do it yourself’ changes to your exposure management Systems
Giving carriers the ability to make software changes in-house without needing to …
Four critical areas to address for growth in 2021 and Beyond
With the 1.1 renewal season behind us, now is the perfect moment …
Exposure management operational performance issues
Covid-19 has been a game-changer, altering the context in which the market …
No Market for Blunderbusses
“Not now, I’m busy!”
Anyone with school-age children will have made this exclamation …
Bermuda’s Roundtable event: Time to Shine in 2021
Bermuda’s reinsurance market seems to have it all for it to thrive.
Firmly …
Can the insurance industry rise to the challenge and get more scientific on risk?
AdvantageGo research reveals a lack of access to the latest and most …
The need to succeed
Let’s have a little insurance regulatory quiz. I’ll start you off with …
Smart Underwriting for the Analytics Generation
2020, so far, has been a year of incredible global upheaval and …
Blueprint Two Update: The road to revolution
On a recent Voice of Insurance podcast John Neal described the upcoming …
Managing run-off insurance policies through technology
In our latest vlog, Ruby Tyagi, Senior Technical Author, AdvantageGo, speaks about …
Portfolio Exposure Analysis with Billions of Locations Across Thousands of Cedants
With emerging markets expected to invest $2.2 trillion in infrastructure annually over …
Profitable Underwriting by controlling exposures end-to-end
Insurance coverage is being re-defined by customers’ needs, and in today’s climate …
Underwriting First for Underwriting Profitability
Lloyd’s announcement that it will consider combining its physical underwriting floor in …
Navigating the New Normal in the Insurance Industry – online survey
In this reset world, the majority of the global insurance market has …
How to Perform Under a Crisis?
I read a quote somewhere that said, “Life is unpredictable, and you …
Weather the Storm of the Turbulent Times
The credit risk insurance market will most likely face its biggest challenges …
Reigniting The Global Economy Through The Insurance Industry
Working in the global insurance industry and developing exposure management solutions for …
AdvantageGo Business Continuity and COVID-19
Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the COVID-19 virus, particularly …
‘Go Deliver Online’ – The principles and practices of successfully delivering projects remotely
With over 25 years’ experience providing insurance software solutions to global insurers, …
AdvantageGo’s Customer Engagement Philosophy
In our latest vlog, Bhavna Vasudeva, Senior Project Manager, talks about AdvantageGo’s …
AdvantageGo’s Run for Charity – 2020 London Marathon
This year, AdvantageGo will have a team of runners participating in the …
Complexities in managing high volumes of data
In this video, Pankaj Batra, Product Strategist at AdvantageGo talks about the …
Code to Customer (C2C) philosophy
In this video, Ajay Jain, Senior Vice President, Global Delivery, explains AdvantageGo’s …
AdvantageGo named a “Hot 100” Insurtech Firm by Intelligent Insurer magazine
AdvantageGo is proud to announce that is has been included in the …
Enhancing an underwriter’s judgement and ‘gut feel’
In this short video by John Racher, Head of UK Operations and …
How sanctions regimes can affect insurers
In his second vlog, Richard Jefferies, Insurance Client Manager, Northdoor, examines how …
The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch 2019
Michael Hockney, MBE and Chairman of the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch …
A digital foundation to support the future of underwriting
In our newest vlog, Ramesh Yadav, Product Manager for Underwriting, AdvantageGo, answers …
Insurance Technologies giving a Competitive Edge
In our latest vlog, Richard Jefferies, Insurance Client Manager from Northdoor, one …
Guest blog: Driving change thoughtfully
Based on the central aim of remaining globally competitive and attractive for …
Fusing the ‘art of underwriting’ with technology
In this short video, Ramesh Yadav, Product Manager for Underwriting, AdvantageGo, discusses …
Automate simple underwriting tasks without sacrificing the Art of Underwriting
With painful underwriting processes underway at many major global carriers, The Insurance …
Are you managing your digital ops team to deliver operational efficiencies? – Part 2
In Part 1, I looked at the project management view of the …
Are you managing your digital ops team to deliver operational efficiencies? – Part 1
Market and economic conditions, as well as responses to globalisation and automation …
Can Computer Vision do wonders for the insurance industry?
We are living in a world of autonomous vehicles, health tracking sensors, …
Cyber Risk and Sanctions – known unknowns
Today’s world is digitally driven, and the odds of facing a cyber-attack …
The Underwriting Decision at the Right Time: Implied Knowledge
I had my leaking shower replaced recently. Thought you might like to …
Underwriters of the Future
Earlier this month, I participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Intelligent …
Part 3 – Code to Customer Series: The Insurance Industry and Our Role
In my first blog, I introduced our C2C philosophy, and in the …
The Power of Together: Creating a Partner Ecosystem for Insurers And Re-Insurers
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to …
Part 2 – Code to Customer Series: Applying the C2C Philosophy
In my previous blog, I outlined the Code to Customer (C2C) philosophy. …
Part 1 – Code to Customer Series: Where did all the developers go?
Any CEO worth their salt should take a moment to consider which …
Why managing trade credit risk is now more important than ever
As I write this, Brexit is again dominating the news headlines, as …
My first year in InsurTech
My name is Aabhaas Malhotra, and I am a software developer at …
A Delivery Methodology fit for the Vatican
Patience is worn thin these days across most walks of life. If …
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad
Hi, I’m Papori Dutta, a software engineer at AdvantageGo, working in the …
Digital Dexterity and the Underwriter
In this very moment, as my own changing face exhibits the indignity …
Big ideas for a small island
I’ve just returned from the second annual Global Reinsurance Innovation and Insurtech …
Fortune favours the bold
The message from industry leaders at last week´s Insurance Insider London Market …
Sanctions: How robust is your business compliance process?
Sanctions. What are the chances of your company being fined for breaching …
Visualising Your Treaty Portfolio Of Billions Of Locations In Real-Time
As we approach the end of 2018, for many, thoughts turn to …
Q&A with Eugene Brien, Head of Business Development, AdvantageGo
Eugene Brien, Head of Business Development, AdvantageGo speaks about the high-level goals …
Memories of IASA 2018
Here are some highlights from our participation at this year’s IASA in …
It’s a little bit country, I’m a little bit rock’n’roll
With dependable regularity the IASA conference comes around each June marking another …
Can Insurtech help maintain underwriting discipline in a hardening market?
Back in the eighties when I first entered the Lloyd’s insurance market …
Insurance Day London Market Awards
Yesterday evening, the 17th ‘Insurance Day London Market Awards’ were held at …
Innovation and Insurtech on an island in the sun
This week I will be heading to Bermuda to attend a new …
When You Need to Innovate, You Need to Collaborate
Believe it or not there was once a time when Apple was …