Small Business Health Insurance and the ACA: Views from the Market 2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ushered in dramatic changes for small employers and the market where these employers purchase coverage. However, the impact of ACA provisions designed to improve coverage options and reduce administrative costs for small businesses has been lessened by the availability of non-ACA compliant plans and other benefit arrangements. This report assesses small-group market trends through a review of premium and enrollment data, federal and state policy decisions, and semi-structured interviews with insurance company executives, brokers, and representatives of small business purchasers in six states Arkansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

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Capital Insurance and Financial Services has been providing quality insurance products and financial services for more than 70 years. Guided by values ​​of caring and solidarity, we help you build, protect and value what is essential for you and your financial security. La Capitale has more than 2,700 employees and serves the general public as well as the 600,000 public and parapublic sector staff in more than 900 institutions. The ten subsidiaries of the company work in synergy to offer added value to their customers through diversified and complementary products and services.

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whitePaper | May 25, 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. 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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Demand Side of Cyber Insurance in the EU

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.

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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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Embedded insurance: Building customer-centric insurance distribution using APIs

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.

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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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IFRS 17: How can insurers prepare for the biggest change in insurance accounting in recent years?

whitePaper | August 9, 2022

To date, most firms have focused on delivering new functionality such as a CSM calculation engine for life insurers and discounting for general insurers, as well as new accounting rules and reports. Due to compressed timelines, most firms are going into dry run testing with tactical data management solutions that have potential gaps around controls.

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The capital

Capital Insurance and Financial Services has been providing quality insurance products and financial services for more than 70 years. Guided by values ​​of caring and solidarity, we help you build, protect and value what is essential for you and your financial security. La Capitale has more than 2,700 employees and serves the general public as well as the 600,000 public and parapublic sector staff in more than 900 institutions. The ten subsidiaries of the company work in synergy to offer added value to their customers through diversified and complementary products and services.

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