World insurance: inflation risks front and centre

whitePaper | April 5, 2022

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.

whitePaper | February 12, 2020

For the third consecutive time in six years, insurers report increasing amounts of suspected fraud. Nearly three-quarters of insurers that participated in the 2018 survey say fraud has increased either significantly or slightly, an 11-point increase since 2014. Anti-fraud technology is seen as a major weapon to address increased fraud; many insurers use more-sophisticated technology tools and are greatly broadening their tech arsenals.

whitePaper | December 6, 2022

Wildfire risk is complicated – and not just in terms of predicting, preparing for, and mitigating damage. Wildfires play a complex role in overall climate risk that insurers need to understand and to develop new strategies to address as the impacts of climate change continue to evolve.

whitePaper | May 4, 2022

In order to thrive and compete in the digital age, insurers cannot afford to overlook the opportunities that emerge where industry and technology trends meet. If digital had already fundamentally altered the way businesses operate over the past few years, the global pandemic certainly compounded those changes. Where and how we work, the products and services people choose to consume and how, what constitutes a positive customer experience from the significant to the subtle, no element of business is untouched by significant shifts. In many respects the insurance industry has done an excellent job of responding to these challenges—in the short term at least. But merely keeping up is not enough in the long term. In order to thrive and compete in the digital age, insurers cannot afford to overlook the opportunities that emerge where industry and technology trends meet. Seizing these opportunities may mean reprioritizing the transformation agenda, but the rewards will more than justify the means.

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

Australia’s insurance industry is undergoing the biggest regulatory and compliance changes in its history. This report details how the changes directly impact insurance companies; outlines the penalties for non-compliance; and shows how you can not only meet the compliance requirements, but improve the business as a result.

whitePaper | June 15, 2023

In 2018, a PWC industry report1 indicated that 44% of those surveyed did not believe existing insurers would survive in their current form. The industry is moving into an era called “Digital Insurance 2.0”2 and many insurers are struggling to keep up with its accelerating pace. The shift was born to support new technologies, processes and a market of predominantly Gen Z and Millennial customers. Digital Insurance 2.0 is centered on becoming more customer-centric across operations, people, technologies and processes.