Insurance Technology

How Artificial Intelligence is making insurance work better for everyone

May 25, 2022

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As a heavily regulated, intensively bureaucratic sector – a business founded on caution – insurance has always been slow to adapt. But a confluence of historic challenges is forcing the industry to undergo arguably the most radical change in its history. Fundamentally, insurance is a hedge against risk. Over the coming years, it will become a proactive exercise in preventing risk, moving from protection to prevention.

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Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) was established in 2006 to lead the insurance industry's collective fight against organised fraud. A central hub for sharing fraud intelligence, the IFB commands unique access to industry data, which is analysed using advanced analytical software to detect organised fraud networks. Since its inception, IFB investigations have contributed to 1,100+ arrests, 400+ convictions and circa 400 years in prison for criminals.

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Automating insurance reconciliations: Challenges and opportunities for 2022

whitePaper | April 21, 2022

Progress in the areas of robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) continues to define a new era of automation in finance. In the last decade, one such focus area for many financial organisations has been automating and modernising key back-office processes like reconciliations. Yet the insurance industry has lagged behind in this regard, relying on outdated reconciliation procedures far longer than any other financial sector. The result is that many firms today struggle with critical issues like differing data formats, manual processes and IT dependencies.

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Ransomware: An insurance market perspective

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

As a form of cyber extortion, ransomware is malicious software that gains access to files or systems and blocks user access until the victim pays a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. It has become a serious issue as the number of attempted intrusions and successful attacks as well as the size of ransom demands have trended sharply higher in recent years. Cybercriminals are also deploying sophisticated approaches to extort their victims, including threats to release sensitive information or take down a firm’s website if the ransom is not paid. The development of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model has supercharged this field of cybercrime and enabled threat actors, even with limited technical IT skills, to launch highly disruptive attacks.

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2022 Property Risk Management Report

whitePaper | June 9, 2022

We are pleased to present the results of our second annual survey on property risk management from Archipelago and Advisen Ltd., a Zywave company. The survey took place during the first quarter of 2022 and was distributed to risk managers, insurance buyers and other risk professionals. In total, the survey received 209 responses. The data presented in the report focuses on responses from 187 risk managers who reported having a property portfolio greater than $100 million in total insured value (TIV). We sincerely thank all survey respondents for their valuable time and insights.

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Top trends in property and casualty insurance 2023

whitePaper | December 5, 2022

As we head into 2023, P&C insurers will prioritise digital transformation initiatives to navigate geopolitical risks, supply chain disruptions, sluggish growth and rising inflation. Key actions will include focusing on customer centricity, prioritising agile product innovation, embedding sustainability into corporate strategy, and building advanced digital capabilities to build a resilient, future-ready enterprise.

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In-depth - Legal expenses insurance: A legal rollercoaster ride

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

The turmoil caused by pandemics and politics in the past two years has created an increasingly litigious landscape and served to highlight the value and benefi t of legal expenses to businesses, says Tim Evershed.

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How can data enrich the motor claims journey from FNOL to payments?

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

At a recent roundtable held by Insurance Post in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, an expert panel discussed how motor insurers could make better use of data to improve the customer journey post-loss, improve efficiency and, ultimately, create a seamless claims process.

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Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) was established in 2006 to lead the insurance industry's collective fight against organised fraud. A central hub for sharing fraud intelligence, the IFB commands unique access to industry data, which is analysed using advanced analytical software to detect organised fraud networks. Since its inception, IFB investigations have contributed to 1,100+ arrests, 400+ convictions and circa 400 years in prison for criminals.

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