Assessment of the impacts of Climate Change on the Agriculture Sector in the Southern Mediterranean: FORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY MEASURES

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 | June 16, 2022

Data has always been an important asset in the insurance industry, which is largely built on algorithms and financial models. Today, that is truer than ever before. Data can be analyzed to provide insurers with deeper business insights and the ability to target the right customers through the right channels with the right offerings in the right sequence. It also has opened the door to a growing group of digital natives and insurtechs that bring innovative ideas and solutions to help accelerate and improve the customer journey. Today, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing the importance of data across the industry. AI is widely recognized for its potential to bring greater efficiency and innovation to the entire insurance value chain, from customer acquisition to claims processing, and for all stakeholders, including customers, agents and employees. However, effective AI depends on current, accurate and relevant data. AI is key to competitiveness, and data is key to AI.

whitePaper | February 8, 2023

Insurers have been navigating digital transformation alongside economic, political, and environmental disruption. These factors will continue to play a major role in the insurance industry in 2023. While most changes are positive, insurance companies must be agile and ready to adapt to evolving conditions to continue to grow.

whitePaper | December 20, 2022

Traditionally, those specialists working on data analytics and machine learning use cases have a fairly niche skill set. They have an innate aptitude for computer science, statistics, math and so forth.

whitePaper | January 20, 2020

A lot is changing in today’s global economy. Economic growth in North America appears to be slowing; likewise, there are signs of weakness in regions across the globe. With tariff wars, Brexit and military conflicts, there is uncertainty domestically and across the globe. Making business decisions in this environment can be daunting.

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.