Ransomware: An insurance market perspective

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

Success in the insurance business depends on understanding, evaluating, and pricing risks. That’s hard enough in a predictable environment, but today’s insurance companies must now rapidly adapt to much more varied and unpredictable business situations than they could possibly have anticipated even a short time ago.

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.

whitePaper | November 21, 2022

The pace of change, driven by data, innovation and evolving customer expectations is making it ever harder for insurers to identify the right technologies and innovation strategies that will future proof their businesses. Sapiens has leveraged its close ties with some of the industry’s most senior insurance insiders to get their thoughts, strategies and technology insights to answer this daunting question. The result is this practical, insightful and informed e-book that tackles the complex topic of future-proofing insurers to meet the technology challenge of 2030.

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

As the saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” In other words, people learn from experience. According to the Oxford Dictionary, “regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, especially when encouraging someone to become persistent in it.” While practice cannot truly make someone perfect in any industry or activity, persistence does usually lead to increased proficiency, and seasoned practitioners typically outperform those who are just starting out.

whitePaper | June 24, 2022

For the third year running, Guidewire is publishing its survey of consumer attitudes towards insurers and general insurance products. Guidewire commissioned the market research agency Censuswide to survey a representative sample of 1,008 UK insurance customers aged 18 to 55+ in May 2022. The aim of the survey is to provide the latest insights into how UK insurance customers view insurers as well as insurance products and services. While the primary focus of this report is on the UK results, it is worth noting that Guidewire commissioned simultaneous parallel reports in France, Germany, and Spain.

whitePaper | July 18, 2023

Insurance companies and providers of health care benefits lose hundreds of millions of dollars yearly due to fraudulent claims for health benefits. Some of these are bogus claims that originate from insured persons, while others are payments for insured services that are not needed but are wrongly prescribed by providers who stand to make illegal profits.