Digital claims - how can insurers best reap the benefits of digital claims for customers?

whitePaper | November 14, 2022

We all know buying insurance is hardly a gratifying experience, especially when there are several policy options available in the market. Widespread digital innovation has made it convenient for consumers to connect with an infinite number of insurers, in different ways. This is wonderful, but it also means the selection and buying process has been extended and is getting overly complicated. A DIY approach of selling insurance through agents or just relying on website sales results only in spaghetti integrations. Insurers are working collaboratively with an ecosystem of partners to cater to underserved markets, gain access to new customer segments, and increase brand recognition as well as cross-selling opportunities while building a foundation for customer lifetime value.

whitePaper | April 13, 2022

This report marks a milestone with Vertafore’s fifth annual survey and analysis of the state of the insurance workforce. In keeping with the top-of-mind employment issues in our industry, our earlier reports looked at the needs of our multigenerational workforce and how our industry was working to find new talent. These topics are still highly relevant in the insurance industry. However, the historic events of the past two years have caused once-in-a-generation shifts in the employment landscape. Our 2020 report dove into how insurance professionals were navigating the business impacts of the pandemic and remote work while still meeting the needs of their clients. Our most recent survey conducted in November and December 2021 provides insights into how insurance professionals at all levels are grappling with the Great Resignation, as well as how they feel about their work, career prospects, and their technology

whitePaper | February 9, 2023

The main objective of this analysis is to understand and identify current requirements and challenges faced by operators of essential services (OESs) when contracting cyber insurance. Accordingly, the aim of the analysis is to provide recommendations to policymakers and OES on possible ways to face these challenges. The work is particularly focused on the analysis of OESs as acquirers of cyber insurance products and services.

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

When it comes to major events that impact people, economies and environments, insurance is firmly on the frontline. In the last few years, the industry — traditionally slow to modernise — has been reinventing strategies and working models to meet the demands of the changing global landscape, from the pandemic to economic and political instability. Acceleration of digital transformation has become a priority because it directly impacts current strategic imperatives — customer focus, operational simplification, financial sustainability and innovation. But despite the drive for change, the same challenges that have historically held back insurance providers are yet to be overcome. Legacy systems, data and processes can be difficult and expensive to modernise, and bringing in new technologies to solve these issues can create more problems when they are layered on top of the old.

whitePaper | December 10, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, insurance companies are facing significant price losses across their portfolios, particularly within long-duration fixed income. On the horizon are the risks of a global recession, peaking fundamentals, persistent inflation and energy crises, particularly in Europe.

whitePaper | December 27, 2021

Climate-aware institutional investors are assumed to affect the transition towards a low carbon economy by exercising their prerogatives as owners of global companies. Investors concerned with climate change can influence investee companies’ carbon footprint by voting at shareholder meetings on climate-related issues and by actively engaging with executives and board members. The authors study to what extent institutional investors’ ownership affected corporate carbon emissions in 68 countries for the period of 2007 to 2018.