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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL RISKS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

April 26, 2022

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL RISKS
The climate crisis poses a serious threat to the United States economy and human welfare, with a narrowing timeframe to invest in opportunities to avoid the most catastrophic impacts. Extreme weather events can be exacerbated by climate change, disrupting supply chains, and flooding made worse by sea level rise can destroy critical infrastructure. As a smaller subset of these impacts, climate change threatens the Nation’s fiscal health.

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How to choose your insurance administration system

whitePaper | December 8, 2022

Advanced insurance administration technology promises to help insurers, MGAs and brokers to simplify processes, reduce costs and transform the customer experience. But how can you make sure you’re choosing the right solution and company to partner with? This short guide sets out the 10 essential questions insurance businesses should ask when selecting a new software provider.

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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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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Considerations for Directors and Officers

whitePaper | May 14, 2023

Increased scrutiny from investors on companies’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) credentials, such as board diversity and environmental impacts, presents greater potential Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability exposure. Investors, employees and consumers increasingly expect companies to be actively addressing ESG considerations in their structures and operations. Those failing to address these issues may open themselves up to ESG-related litigation.

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Insurance fraud from A to Z

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

CRIF has been supporting the UK insurance market for over 25 years and has built up solid know-how in fraud patterns, use cases and fraud prevention. This A to Z insurance fraud guide aims to bring together all our research and experience in the field of insurance fraud, all in one place.

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The Insurance Impacts of 2019 Novel Coronavirus

whitePaper | February 2, 2020

The outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019- nCoV), in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, has prompted questions of how insurance policies might respond to claims stemming from business losses attributed to this infection prompting this White Paper. The primary virus infection, which can result in pneumonia and even death, originated from a Wuhan city seafood market. Subsequently, person-to-person transmission has occurred, primarily to health workers who had contact with those initially infected. The concern is that this may lead to widespread infections, worldwide.

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Health Insurance top trends 2021

whitePaper | August 20, 2021

COVID-19 brought sweeping implications for all industries, but nowhere more so than in the health insurance industry. And now, firms continue to face challenges on multiple fronts as they work to meet the expectations of both members and employees. At the peak of disruption, the focus was on ensuring business continuity. These days efficiency initiatives are cropping up as insurers adapt to the new normal.

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It's time for a health plan with a new perspective. Yours. We're AllWays Health Partners. A health plan that puts the needs of those we serve our members, providers, brokers, employers and partners front and center. And, as a member of Partners HealthCare, AllWays Health Partners has an edge when it comes to developing plans that make it easier for you to connect with your providers for the care you need.

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