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Institutional Investors and Corporate Carbon Footprint

December 27, 2021

Climate-aware institutional investors are assumed to affect the transition towards a low carbon economy by exercising their prerogatives as owners of global companies. Investors concerned with climate change can influence investee companies’ carbon footprint by voting at shareholder meetings on climate-related issues and by actively engaging with executives and board members. The authors study to what extent institutional investors’ ownership affected corporate carbon emissions in 68 countries for the period of 2007 to 2018.

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Acadia Insurance

Acadia Insurance specializes in commercial property casualty insurance. Our company began in 1992 insuring businesses in Maine. Today we offer insurance programs for small and midsize businesses throughout New England and New York State with local offices in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Acadia Insurance is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation.

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Insuring the transition: The issues confronting risk managers

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

This paper sets out the views and concerns of risk managers regarding the approach taken so far by the private insurance market to underwriting the transition. As the representative body for the risk profession at European level, FERMA takes an active interest in the various implications of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

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How different views on digital transformation impact customer experience

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

When it comes to major events that impact people, economies and environments, insurance is firmly on the frontline. In the last few years, the industry — traditionally slow to modernise — has been reinventing strategies and working models to meet the demands of the changing global landscape, from the pandemic to economic and political instability. Acceleration of digital transformation has become a priority because it directly impacts current strategic imperatives — customer focus, operational simplification, financial sustainability and innovation. But despite the drive for change, the same challenges that have historically held back insurance providers are yet to be overcome. Legacy systems, data and processes can be difficult and expensive to modernise, and bringing in new technologies to solve these issues can create more problems when they are layered on top of the old.

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Customer Centricity in Insurance

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

From climate change to Covid-19, shifting customer demand to ever-evolving regulatory compliance, the challenges are ongoing and today present some of the biggest barriers to success faced by the insurance industry. The sheer amount of upheaval has been unprecedented, and its pace is only accelerating. It comes as no surprise that as a result, 64% of global insurance CEOs plan to significantly increase their digital transformation investment over the next three years.

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Buy vs build - Improving speed to market in the insurance industry

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

The technological needs of some organizations reflect the urgency of establishing strategic priorities and developing agile solutions that meet customer demands quickly and effectively. One of these strategic solutions will be the adoption of SaaS core systems models.

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Data Science – Transforming Health Insurance

whitePaper | June 24, 2022

Health care solutions devised in the past are becoming redundant at lightning speed due to the ever evolving and varying health care demands. This is driven by demographic changes, medical inflation, consumerism, regulatory changes, and growing awareness of patients regarding their own health care. Continuous efforts are being made towards understanding health care needs and accordingly building sustainable solutions. This includes driving better product structures, price differentiation, claims management, customer engagement, and risk profiling by making technological, economic, and societal changes.

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7 Questions to Ask Before Designing Your Insurance

whitePaper | January 14, 2020

After months of strategy and budget meetings, you’ve got the green light – it’s time to begin building your company’s quality assurance program. But are you prepared for the realities of the creation process? Can you address the inevitable questions and setbacks as they appear?

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Acadia Insurance

Acadia Insurance specializes in commercial property casualty insurance. Our company began in 1992 insuring businesses in Maine. Today we offer insurance programs for small and midsize businesses throughout New England and New York State with local offices in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Acadia Insurance is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation.

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